Egypt and the Struggle for Power in Sudan: From World War II to Nasserism

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The theoretical foundations of Egypt's claims for the unity of the Nile Valley -- Egyptian perceptions of the Sudan: historical narratives -- The unity of the Nile Valley: geographical, economic and ethnographical perspectives -- Part II. The struggle for the Sudan: politics, diplomacy and public discourse -- The Sudan question: the Egyptian transition from wartime lethargy to postwar overtures and deeds -- Between two modes of imperialism: education, nationalism and the struggle for power in the Sudan -- The aftermath of the Security Council hype: whither the unity of the Nile Calley? -- Social movements and the Sudan question: a case study in the divergence of national liberation movements.