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City of Steel and Fire : A Social History of Atbara, Sudan's Railway Town, 1906-1984

Part of the Social History of Africa series
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The Sudanese working-class town of Atbara is the headquarters of the Sudan railways.

Nicknamed "City of Steel and Fire" by Sudanese workers, the town remains a major site of labor activism and radical politics.

This book chronicles the struggles of railway workers against the Sudanese colonial and postcolonial governments.

Sikainga's text will interest Sudanese scholars, labor historians, and students of radical politics.

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Product Details
0325071063 / 9780325071060
Hardback
962.5
12/12/2002
United States
240 pages
156 x 235 mm, 539 grams