In Western historiography, scholars instinctively disconnect the great civilizations of Africa from African people. There are numerous examples of this from the building of the pyramids of Egypt to the great walls of Zimbabwe. Western scholars usually attribute the achievements …
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The thesis contributes to the empirical literature on the possibilities for employment creation, mainly in agro'-related industries in developing countries by examining the experience of the Sudan. An attempt has been made to show the magnitude of employment that could be genera…
Social conflict and power relations play a central role in much of Tayeb Salih's fiction. Michel Foucault's notion of "general" history as well as Edward Said's critique of the Orientalist discourse help elucidate the power relations operative in these conflicts and reveal the m…
During the 1980s, the pendulum swung back from the socialism doctrinaire that dominated the post-war period, and the one that emphasised public ownership of the productive and services sectors. During the last decade new values emerged questioning the role of the state in the ec…
This thesis researched the role of management accounting and accountants in selected Sudanese public and private enterprises. This empirical investigation is an attempt to contribute to studies of the role of accounting and accountants in management in developing countries. The …
The thesis examines the possibility of applying a Markov planning model to the Sudanese educational system. The limitations of the available data published by the Sudanese Ministry of Education is examined and the quality of the data discussed. Study of the system establishes th…
Analysis of coprolites for pollen, phytoliths, macrofossil remains (both floral and faunal), and parasites provides the basis for identifying elements of the diet. Forty-nine coprolites represent juveniles and adults from two cemeteries at Kulubnarti. The cemetery on the island …
The major purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of the course of disability in schizophrenics in four countries during the two years following a first time diagnosis of the disorder. The study cohorts in Mannheim, Khartoum, Ankara and Sofia consisted of persons pa…
The purpose of this study was to examine World Bank loan allocation patterns in five countries of the Horn of Africa; Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania; during 1960-1987. This study has argued that World Bank loan allocations in the five countries of the Horn of Afri…
The current anthropological literature contains several competing theories to explain the development of pastoral nomadism. The most popular is an ecological theory, stating that nomadism is an adaptation of marginal environments. Other theories include the military mobility one…
Sudan is a developing country with one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world, but with great potential. This thesis examines the role of local markets in Sudan and attempts to make some assessment of their contribution to social and economic development. Two contrasting …
In 1885 the Sudanese Mahdist movement achieved its greatest victory with the capture of the Turco-Egyptian capital of Khartoum. Shortly thereafter the movement developed into a territorial state with its own capital at Omdurman, on the west bank of the Nile. This study is a hist…