ABSTRACT
In commemorating the centenary of the reconquest of the Sudan, this collection of essays builds upon a significant body of scholarship. The campaign was elegantly chronicled by contemporaries,l with more detailed information emerging in the subsequent memoirs of the Earl of Cromer and the biographies of Kitchener and Wingate.2 Substantial accounts already exist of the military campaign and diplomatic implications, as well as the impact of the reconquest upon the course of Sudanese history.3 A reappraisal, though, is timely, if only to highlight the findings of recent research, using a wide array of sources, and the insights that can be gleaned by considering the reconquest from different perspectives. The contributors aim to review the policies and aims of some key personalities; the peculiar demands of the campaign itself; the manner in which it was reported and depicted; the interests, concerns and machinations of the other great powers; and the significance of the reconquest for the Sudan. As a consequence, this is effectively a twopart volume - the first five chapters and the appendix focus upon the British dimension of the reconquest; the second five on external perceptions of the campaign and the repercussions within the Sudan.
