Introduction Sudan in the 18th and 19th centuries; Part 1 Sectarian Politics in the Sudan; Chapter 1 From An??r to Umma, 1914–1945; Chapter 2 Ism?‘?l al-Azhar? and the Struggle for the Sudan’s Independence; Part 2 Sudanese Communism; Chapter 3 The Rise and Decline of the Sudanese Communist Party; Chapter 4 Four Aspects of Sudanese Communist Ideology and Practice; Chapter 5 Documents Published by the Sudanese Communist Party;