Sovereignty and imperialism
International business, finance and the position of Sudan in the British empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6043712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Mollan (0000-0002-8448-1336, University of York), Chris Corker (0000-0002-0881-9438, University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 342-363 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2023.2220653 |
| OpenAlex | W4389993066 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
This article examines the relationship between Sudan and Egypt during the colonial period to explore how control over international business and finance integrated Sudan within the British empire. We examine how the locus of power and control over these economic factors began to change, and how this altered the position of Sudan. To do this we explore three areas. First, we examine how the field of international relations has considered the question of sovereignty. We use this to problematise how imperial relationships influence notions of sovereignty in the context of a colonial state. Secondly, we examine the business history of Sudan in relation to the structure of the Sudanese economy. Third, we explore how finance shaped the relationship between Sudan and the British empire. Finally, we discuss the implications of the business and financial history of Sudan in relation to the historiography of imperialism and coloniality in the MENA region
Archaeology · British Empire · Business history · Colonialism · Context (archaeology) · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Empire · Historiography · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Sovereignty · State (computer science) · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Finance · History · Law · South African History and Culture
Cotton, colonialism, and social history in sub-Saharan Africa
Starvation and the State
Colonial Rule
The Sudan Political Service, 1899–1955
The Waters of the Nile
Britain, Egypt and the Middle East
Transforming Sudan
The River Nile in the Age of the British
Africa and the Victorians
Sovereignty
Transforming Sudan
Guarding the Guards”
Demonstrating the Machine Guns’
Sir Hubert Huddleston and the independence of the Sudan
Management and the Free-Standing Company
Theorising about ‘imperialism’
Empire on the Nile
Guarding the Guards
Imperialism and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
The rise of the state system in Africa
Rethinking the sovereign state model
Measuring the Sudanese economy
Egypt and the Sudan
Unpacking the Strength of the State
Infrastructural Power Revisited
Gezira
Frontiers of Medicine in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1899–1940
Africanization in British Multinationals in Ghana and Nigeria, 1945–1970
Empires
Violence, Authority, and the State in the Nuba Mountains of Condominium Sudan
Cotton and the Egyptian Economy, 1820-1914. A Study in Trade and Development
The obsolescing bargain model and oil
British overseas railways as free-standing companies, 1900–1915
The City and International Mining, 1870–1914
Colonial reflection’ and territoriality
Economic Imperialism in Theory and Practice. The Case of South African Gold Mining Finance 1886–1914
Of scales, networks and assemblages
Extracting the Best Deal for Britain
From Sovereignty to Imperium
The autonomous power of the state
Africa 1880-1980
Imperial Sudan
The Free-Standing Company, 1870-1914
Economic Imperialism in Theory and Practice. The Case of South African Gold Mining Finance, 1886-1914
Capital Exports, 1870-1914 Harmful or Beneficial
British-Based Investment Groups Before 1914
The Linguistic Situation in the Southern Sudan
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |