Salt of the Desert Sun: A History of Salt Production and Trade in the Central Sudan

Abstract

List of tables List of maps, figures and illustrations Preface 1. Salt in the history of the central Sudan 2. Consumption of the central Sudan salts 3. The chemistry and geology of the central Sudan salts 4. The technology of production 5. The volume of salt production 6. The mobilisation of labour 7. Proprietorship: the rights to salt and natron 8. Salt marketing networks 9. The trade and politics of salt 10. The social organisation of trade and production 11. Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index.