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My African cow
March 1996 • 1,038 words • City of Words
I wonder how my cow is getting on. Her name is Nyang—the crocodile—a reference to the dark-brown brindled colour of her hide. I bought her… more»
The Tory party’s pagan politics
6 April 1997 • 851 words • City of Words
In this year of the comet, of heavenly portents, could the Tories be turning to occult forces to stem the tide of electoral defeat? You… more»
Warriors of the White Nile
By John Ryle, Sarah Errington and the Editors of Time-Life
1983 • 201 words • Books
Warriors of the White Nile is an illustrated account of the day-to-day life of the Agar Dinka, an agro-pastoralist community in Lakes state of South Sudan. The book is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in 1981, shortly before the outbreak of the second civil war in Sudan (1983-2005). It presents key aspects of Dinka culture for a general audience, including the economic and symbolic importance of cattle, and their role in articulating and extending networks of kinship. … more»
The Sudan Handbook
Edited by John Ryle, Justin Willis, Suliman Baldo and Jok Madut Jok
2011 • 392 words • Books
The handbook covers Sudan, South Sudan and the North-South borderlands. It offers an authoritative introduction to the two countries, rooted in an historical account of the development of the state. The book comprises a set of eighteen essays by specialists including Abdelrahman Ali Mohammed, Peter Woodward, Gérard Prunier, Jérôme Tubiana, Derek Welsby, and Ahmad Sikainga. It is edited by John Ryle, Justin Willis, Suliman Baldo and Jok Madut Jok. … more»