Egypt and the Struggle for Power in Sudan: From World War II to Nasserism
Cambridge University Press, 8/24/2017
EAN 9781107197930, ISBN10: 1107197937
Hardcover, 292 pages, 23.5 x 15.7 x 2.2 cm
Language: English
For decades, the doctrine of the 'Unity of the Nile Valley' united Egyptians of a variety of political and nationalist backgrounds. Many Egyptians regarded Sudan as an integral part of their homeland, and therefore battled to rid the entire Nile Valley of British imperialism and unite its inhabitants under the Egyptian crown. Here, Rami Ginat provides a vital and important revised account of the history of Egypt's colonialist struggle and their efforts to prove categorically that the Nile Valley constituted a single territorial unit. These were clustered around several dominant theoretical layers: history, geography, economy, culture and ethnography. This book, for both Middle Eastern and African historians, uses a mixture of Arabic and English sources to critically examine the central stages in the historical development of Egypt's doctrine, concentrating on the defining decade (1943–1953) that first witnessed both the pinnacle of the doctrine's struggle and the subsequent shattering of a consensual nationalist dream.
Introduction
Part I. The Theoretical Foundations of Egypt's Claims for the Unity of the Nile Valley
1. Egyptian perceptions of the Sudan
historical narratives
2. The unity of the Nile Valley
geographical, economic and ethnographical perspectives
Part II. The Struggle for the Sudan
Politics, Diplomacy and Public Discourse
3. The Sudan question
the Egyptian transition from wartime lethargy to postwar overtures and deeds
4. Between two modes of imperialism
education, nationalism and the struggle for power in the Sudan
5. The aftermath of the security council hype
whither the unity of the Nile Valley?
6. Social movements and the Sudan question
a case study in the divergence of national liberation movements
Conclusion.