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Book SynopsisThe book investigates the life and times of Hasan al-Turabi as the last of the Islamists. It provides an entry to first Islamist state in the Sunni World and the failure of its leader and his disciples.
Trade ReviewAbdullahi Gallab, who participated in many of the events he describes, is a superb storyteller. His account of Turabi’s rise in the context of colonial Sudan, where the ghost of Mahdism still lingered, his leadership in volatile—and violent—post-independence student and national politics, and his eventual fall from grace, offers an essential key to understanding Sudan’s past and uncertain present. -- Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth College
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I: The Man Chapter One: An Introduction Chapter Two: Childhood, Family, Environment Chapter Three: Ḥasan al-Turabi School Days Part II: The Islamist Chapter Four: The Great Transformation Chapter Five: The Road to Islamism Chapter Six: From Hasan to Dr. Hasan Part III: From the Revolution to Counter Revolution Chapter Seven: October the Revolution and its Generation Chapter Eight: October: the Counter-Revolution and its Discontents Part IV: The Shiekh Chapter Nine: The Two Tails of Counter-Revolution Chapter Ten: No Turban No Crown Chapter Eleven: The Anatomy of Death Chapter Twelve: Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index
