New bibliography on the Southern Sudan

["Centre for Development Studies, UoB" <post at sfu.uib.no>]

Dear recipient,

We are proud to inform you that a new major bibliographic work on the
Southern Sudan has been compiled by Prof. Terje Tvedt at the Centre for
Development Studies at the University of Bergen. The bibliography is entitled



AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE SOUTHERN SUDAN, 1850-2000.



The book is the result of more than 15 years of academic work in the
region, including visits to a great number of libraries both in the Sudan
and beyond. A few of the basic facts about the contents and focal points of
the work may elucidate its importance for all interested in the region:


-2 volumes and 1091 pages.
-6234 books, articles and reports about the region from 1850 to 2000.
-3218 of the entries with annotations in order to help and guide the user
of the bibliography.
-All disciplines and topics are covered.
-The bibliography contains the most detailed chronology of events in the
Southern Sudan from 1972 to 2000 available
-It also has an extensive inventory of NGOs working in the region since
1972 with a description of activities and addresses.



To read more about the work, views excerpts and to order the book, please
go to CDS’ pages on the bibliography at

http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/orderframe.htm

Alternatively, contact us to receive order information by ordinary mail or fax.



Prospective readers and scope
The two-volume work is the first comprehensive bibliography on the Sudan in
general and the Southern Sudan especially. The broad thematic scope and its
many annotations makes it a unique source for knowledge about the region,
exploring literature related to history, anthropology, development aid,
emergency aid, nature, climate, language etc. It should therefore be of
interest to NGOs, UN organisations, politicians, journalists, researchers
and others.


About the author
The book is written by professor Terje Tvedt. Tvedt has done extensive
research on the region, and has since 1997 been Research Director for
development research at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of
Bergen.
Tvedt has been President of the Norwegian Association for Development
Research, and has served on a number of committees for the Norwegian
Research Council. He has participated on a SIDA expert panel regarding
water research in Southern Africa, and been the Norwegian representative in
a number of international organisations, including the International Water
Resources Association. Tvedt has lectured at numerous universities in
Norway and abroad.
Presently he is leader of a multi-disciplinary and comparative research
program called 'Nature, Society and Water', which is a collaborative effort
among Makerere, Tribhuvan, Birzeit and Norwegian universities and research
institutions. He is also the chairman of the Norwegian research network on
water and development, established by the Norwegian Research Council in 1999.
Tvedt was also the chairman of the organising committee of the founding
congress of the International Water History Association in 2001, and is
elected Vice-President of IWHA.
Professor Tvedt has published extensively; co-editor of The Sudan: a
short-cut to decay (Uppsala 1994), editor of Conflicts in the Horn of
Africa: human and ecological consequences of warfare (Uppsala 1993), author
of An annotated bibliography on the Southern Sudan, 1850-2000 (Bergen 2000)
and of The River Nile in the age of the British. Political ecology and
water politics on a grand scale (London: I.B. Taurus, 2002), as well as a
number of scientific articles.
Professor Terje Tvedt has also won several national and international
awards for excellent research and popularisation.



Costs and shipping
Price:
USD 195 / NOK 1750

Postage and packing per order:
Norway: USD 8 / NOK 75
World:          USD 24 / NOK 210



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