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Darfur
Lucian Niemeyer
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Description for Darfur
Darfur, located in westernmost Sudan, is that nation's largest region, situated on the border with Chad. Northern Sudan has been predominantly Arab Muslim and the south, black African. Ruled as a colonial state by Egypt and Britain, Sudan was granted independence in 1956 with Khartoum, in the northern Arab Muslim territory, as its seat of power. Num Pages: 128 pages, 85 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJP; AJCR; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 305 x 18. Weight in Grams: 960.
Darfur, located in westernmost Sudan, is that nation's largest region, situated on the border with Chad. For centuries, northern Sudan has been predominantly Arab Muslim and the south, black African. Ruled as a colonial state by, primarily, Egypt and Britain, Sudan was granted independence in 1956 with Khartoum, in the northern Arab Muslim territory, as its seat of power. In 1983, the Sudanese government announced that all of Sudan would officially be a Muslim country. The 'sharia', the Muslim code of laws, became the rule: those not Muslim are deemed unclean and infidels. Southern Sudan began resisting the genocide waged ... Read more
Darfur, located in westernmost Sudan, is that nation's largest region, situated on the border with Chad. For centuries, northern Sudan has been predominantly Arab Muslim and the south, black African. Ruled as a colonial state by, primarily, Egypt and Britain, Sudan was granted independence in 1956 with Khartoum, in the northern Arab Muslim territory, as its seat of power. In 1983, the Sudanese government announced that all of Sudan would officially be a Muslim country. The 'sharia', the Muslim code of laws, became the rule: those not Muslim are deemed unclean and infidels. Southern Sudan began resisting the genocide waged ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826346193
SKU
V9780826346193
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About Lucian Niemeyer
Lucian Niemeyer is a professional photographer who operates out of Santa Fe. He has traveled the world, photographing human and environmental conditions, and is the author of New Mexico: Images of a Land and Its People (with Arthur Gomez), Africa: The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan, and Desert Wetlands (with Thomas Lowe Fleischner), all UNM Press titles. Bill Richardson is ... Read more
Reviews for Darfur
Lucian Niemeyer understands that to truly tell the story of the turmoil in Darfur and Sudan one must understand the history and root causes that brought the Sudan and its people to this situation. His breathtaking photographs and compelling narrative tell the definitive story of the conflict and will help the readers across the globe to understand the true nature ... Read more