Sudan: The Land and the People
$85.00
The Sudan for most people is just a name in the news. This magnificent book corrects that; its wise and well-informed text and lavish pictures give the country a face—irresistible, photogenic, bewitching, and profoundly human, in all its fabulous Sudanese variety.
—Paul Theroux, author of The Great Railway Bazaar
Drought, famine, and armed internal conflict have plagued Sudan—Africa’s largest and most culturally complex country—since its independence in 1956. Sudan: The Land and the People is the first illustrated book to depict the whole of the country. The authors recount the country’s recent past (putting Sudan’s conflicts in historical context), portray the dominant influence of the Nile River on Sudanese culture and economy, and explore the rich blend of African and Arab peoples that give Sudanese society its great diversity, as well as its turbulence.
Acclaimed photographer Michael Freeman’s unforgettable images illustrate a vast geography—from swamps to desert. He visited the major towns in every region and some villages that no Westerner had seen in decades. Nomads and farmers, teachers and students, lawyers and doctors all inhabit the pages of this book. Freeman’s camera has caught, as former President Jimmy Carter remarks in his foreword, “the essential humanity of Sudan.”