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National Integration and Local Integrity: The Miri of the Nuba Mountains in the Sudan
National Integration and Local Integrity The Miri of the Nuba Mountains in the Sudan Author:Gerd Baumann The Miri society of the Nuba mountains in Sudan is a culturally unique and ethnographically important group--while they have been unusually receptive to a wide range of influences from the Muslims of northern Sudan, their strongly-felt sense of local integrity has by no means been lost. In the first detailed ethnography of the Miri, Gerd Baumann... more » shows how this group exemplifies many of the processes conducive to the national integration policies conceived by politicians, planners, and the media for Sudan and multi-ethnic states.« less