Language and ethnic statistics in twentieth century Sudanese censuses and surveys

• Autores: Catherine Miller
• Localización: International journal of the sociology of language, ISSN 0165-2516, Nº. 252, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Surveying speakers and the politics of census, Issue Editors: Alexandre Duchêne and Philippe N. Humbert), págs. 125-152
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article investigates the creation of language statistics in the Sudan, from the beginning of the twentieth century up to the division of the country into two states. Like many other African countries, Sudan is characterized by a high degree of ethnic and linguistic diversity that has participated in the fueling of murderous civil wars since independence. The article recontextualizes the construction of the ethno-linguistic categories and statistics within their broader political and administrative contexts. It analyzes the objectives and output of each type of statistics and questions their influence on the foreign and native representations of Sudanese society.