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AbstractCivilians in Sudan have been devastated by wars for decades, including civil wars that occurred from 1956 to 1972 and from 1983 to 2005, and wars continuing to this day in certain regions. With this article, we offer the findings of an oral history project that showcases the testimony of 116 Sudanese from the following three regions: Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile state. We focused on their experiences of war and their vision of a just future for Sudan. After presenting summaries of the wars in these regions (Section 1), we identify the project's methodology (Section 2). The respondents' testimony is then analyzed thematically as follows: (a) life before war, (b) experiences of war, (c) becoming refugees, (d) war's impact, and (e) vision of justice in Sudan (Section 3). We then interpret the respondents' vision of justice as expressions of their agency in striving to overcome the systemic inequalities that have ravaged this war‐torn nation. Our analysis reveals the complexity of the respondents' notions of justice as inseparable from peace. Long‐term peace necessities the realization of justice that cannot be achieved without long‐term peace.

"Gender in World History integrates gender history and world history by dealing with significant global changes over time, regional patterns of gender relations, and the results of interregional contact on gender roles and concepts. Now in its 4th edition, this volume explores the rise of patriarchal gender systems and, in more modern history, the gradual and checkered decline of these systems. In addition to the roles of agriculture and then industrialization in shaping gender relations, the book deals with the impact of major religions, imperialism and decolonization, and human rights movements in more recent history. Regional coverage includes East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the Americas. The book seeks to show how major patterns and changes in the past shed light on current gender issues in many world regions, enabling students to understand how gender roles have varied across the world and over time. This new edition also includes: More material on several societies, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. Greater attention on historical and comparative assessment of sexual identities A focus on basic features of gender configurations Discussions of more recent human rights movements Providing a global but succinct overview of the history of gender throughout the world, Gender in World History remains essential reading for students of world history and gender studies"--

Books reviewed in this article:Shawn Johansen, Family Men: Middle–Class Fatherhood in Industrializing AmericaMartin A. Berger, Man Made: Thomas Eakins and the Construction of Gilded Age ManhoodMatthew Basso, Laura McCall and Dee Garceau (eds), Across the Great Divide: Cultures of Manhood in the American West

The development of local and provincial government in Sudan -- Regionalization (1976-1985) -- The harsh realities -- The northern region : a case study of regionalization -- Civil wars, Islamist dictatorship and new Sudan (1983-2005) -- Kajo Keji County : a case study of NGO influence -- Uneasy peace (2002-2010) -- Comparisons and conclusions

The Sudan had a multiple legal system governing various aspects of its people's lives, however Shar`ia has been applied consistently to family law. Shar`ia, Muslim's interpretation of religious norms expressed in the Qura'n and Sunna, differed according to the time and place of application. This article compares two women's groups, the Sudanese Women's Union and the Republican Sisters, discussing the factors that shaped their methods and conceptualisation of their quest to seek gender justice without losing religious legitimacy. The Republican Sisters proved that a reinterpretation of Islamic norms can be advocated by a religious group, and not just by secular ones. The political and social climate had, and continues to have, a significant effect on the laws and the ways women react to their suppression in the name of religion.

Introduction: Gender history across epistemologies / Donna R. Gabaccia and Mary Jo Maynes -- 1. Master narratives and the wall painting of the House of the Vettii, Pompeii / Beth Severy-Hoven -- 2. 'More beautiful than words & pencil can express' : Barbara Bodichon's artistic career at the interface of her epistolary and visual self projections / Meritxell Simon-Martin -- 3. Public motherhood in West Africa as theory and practice / Lorelle Semley -- 4. Profiling the female emigrant : a method of linguistic inquiry for examining correspondence collections / Emma Moreton -- 5. Beyond constructivism? : gender, medicine and the early history of sperm analysis, Germany 1870-1900 / Christina Benninghaus -- 6. 'I just express my views & leave them to work' : Olive Schreiner as a feminist protagonist in a masculine political landscape with figures / Liz Stanley and Helen Dampier -- 7. Gender without groups : confession, resistance and selfhood in the colonial archive / Christopher J. Lee -- 8. The power of renewable resources : Orlando's tactical engagement with the law of intestacy / Jamie L. McDaniel -- 9. The politics of gender concepts in genetics and hormone research in Germany, 1900-1940 / Helga Satzinger -- 10. The language of gender in lovers' correspondence, 1946-1949 / Sonia Cancian -- 11. Gender-bending in El Teatro Campesino (1968-1980) : a Mestiza epistemology of performance / Meredith Heller -- 12. Changing paradigms in migration studies : from men to women to gender / Nancy L. Green -- 13. Reconsidering categories of analysis : possibilities for feminist studies of conflict / Shirin Saeidi -- 14. An epistemology of collusion : Hijras, Kothis and the historical (dis)continuity of gender/sexual identities in Eastern India / Aniruddha Dutta.