The First Islamist Republic

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'The Islamist "experiment" in Sudan has entered a decisive new phase with the end of its 22-year civil war with southern non-Muslims, the global reach of the Darfur crisis and the government's need for pragmatism to facilitate its oil production with its Chinese ally. Analysis of Sudan's withdrawal of Islamism is ably crafted by Gallab, a Sudanese scholar and former journalist who writes as though working with a surgeon's scalpel. A must read!' Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Rhode Island College, USA '...a well-researched, highly informative contribution on contemporary Sudan. As a Sudanese scholar and former journalist, [Gallab] is uniquely positioned to trace the social roots of Sudanese Islamism and its impact on state, society and economy. While focusing on the period of the first Islamist republic (1989-99), he provides the reader with an excellent historical assessment of the rise of Islamism that places this period within the social, political and cultural history of postcolonial Sudan...By focusing on the sociopolitical landscapes that (re)produce Islamism, the book provides the reader with an excellent discussion of the multiple dynamics of political Islam. Recommended. All undergraduate, graduate and research collections.' Choice 'Abdullahi Gallab, a journalist and academic, has written an important book that fills a large part of that gap...Gallab not only recounts the story of Sudan's Islamists from the 1940s to the present day, but also locates the Islamic republic in theories of the state. His is a valuable contribution to the political science of Sudan.' African Affairs 'The topic of the book...has not been reflected in lengthy English-language academic publications. This well-written and easy-to-read book is the first occasion for bringing this topic to such an audience.' Political Studies Review 'Abdullahi Gallb's book successfully meets its main aims: to portray a complex picture of the emergence, development and failures of the Islamic movement u