Published in the Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (2017), this article reviews the History of South Sudan: From Slavery to Independence, by Øystein H. Rolandsen & M.W. Daly (2016); Anti-Colonial Resistance in Sudan, by Elena Vezzadini (2015); Darfur: Colonial violence, sultanic legacies and local politics 1916–56, by Chris Vaughan (2015); South Sudan: A New History for a New Nation, by Douglas H. Johnson (2016); Civil Uprisings in Modern Sudan, by Willow Berridge (2016); and Breaking Sudan: The Search for Peace, by Jok Madut Jok (2017). It can be found here.