Synopses & Reviews
A dramatic narrative of the late-nineteenth-century conflict between Victorian Britain and Sudanese Moslems documents how Egypt's despotic ruler, Khedive Ismail, set the stage for the uprising by draining his nation's resources and setting in motion a series of events that were mistaken by the Islamic people as an attempt to establish an African-Christian empire. 35,000 first printing.
About the Author
Dominic Green studied English Literature at St. John's College, Oxford. After a brief career as a jazz guitarist in London, he returned to academia to pursue graduate study in the history of religion at Harvard University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Contents
Cast of Characters
Prologue: Port Said, 1869
1 Ismail's Dream: 1869-73
2 The Engineer: 1873-79
3 God's Diplomacy: 1879-81
4 The Redeemer: 1881-82
5 Egypt for the Egyptians! 1882
6 The Wind and the Whirlwind: 1883
7 The Unrolling of the Scroll: 1884
8 Armies of God: 1885
9 The New Caliphate: 1885-89
10 Gladstone's Egg: 1889-96
11 The House of War: 1896-99
Epilogue: Cairo, 1899
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index