From the Book - Sixth edition.
Introduction: the land and the people
The eastern Bilad al-Sudan in the Middle Ages
The eastern Bilad al-Sudan from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century
The inauguration of the Turco-Egyptian Régime: 1820-25
Settlement and stagnation : 1825-62
The era of Khedive Isma'il: 1863-81
The Mahdist revolution: 1881-85
The reign of the Khalifa 'Abdallahi: 1885-98
Pacification and consolidation: 1899-1913
Revolt and reaction: 1914-36
The development of Sudanese nationalism: 1937-52
The achievement of independence, 1953-56
Parliamentary and military government: 1956-69
The era of Jaafar Nimeiri: 1969-85
The transitional government and the third parliamentary régime: 1985-89
The national Islamic front in power, 1989-99
The Sudan and the new millennium.
