A concise and illuminating account of the turbulent history, economics, and culture of Sudan, this timely book is essential for anyone who wants to know more about the complicated country and the changes to come with the independence of ...

Martell offers a first hand account of how bitter and deadly rivalries dashed the hopes of the world's newest nation. --From publisher description.

A first look at how the world's rising powers began international oil empires amidst one of Africa's longest and deadliest civil war.

Based on in-depth fieldwork, Tim Glawion explores how local security functions in some of the world's most fragile states across Central and East Africa.

Introduction to the Second Edition and Chapter Eight copyright A2016 Richard Cockett.

In this pathbreaking book, Christopher Tounsel unpacks the vacillating approaches of Black Americans to the Sudanese state and its multiethnic populace through periods defined by colonialism, postcolonial civil wars, genocide in Darfur, and ...

This is a collection of twenty essays written over forty years between 1962 and 2004 on the Sudan, southern Sudan and Darfur.

From Africa to America: The Journey of a Lost Boy of Sudan records years of human rights violations and bloodshed, the conversion of southern Sudanese from animism to Christianity during the war, the corruption of U.N. officials, and the ...

The book may also be of interest to academics, politicians, historians and college and university students as well civil society groups such as churches, youth and women's groups.

The book suggests strategies and policies for greatly reducing poverty and initiating sustainable development in the territory.

In July 2011 the Republic of South Sudan achieved independence, concluding what had been Africa's longest running civil war. A story of transformation and of victory against the odds, this book reviews South Sudan's modern history.

The purpose of this book is to understand how and why "liberators" of South Sudan have become perpetrators of ethnically driven violence.

In The Power of Creative Reasoning, author Lual A. Deng shows how the ideas and concepts touted by Dr. John Garang could facilitate the advancement of the ideals of freedom, liberty, and human dignity.

Life in the post-conflict period continues to be challenging, as women try to carve out a meaningful life in a tenuous peace. This volume documents the lives of different groups of women in South Sudan.

This book addresses a significant paradox in African studies more widely: if chiefs were the product of colonial states, why have they survived or revived in recent decades?

South Sudan is the world's youngest independent country. This book provides a general history of the new country.

The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985.

In revealing how local actors strategically interpreted the framework of land rights in Southern Sudan, the book offers a basis for understanding the challenges that confront the nascent South Sudan's state-builders and their international ...

This study addresses a gap in the literature on the role and status of teachers in emergencies.

The National Convention and the results of its political and administrative reforms are scrutinised, and the book is brought to a conclusion with a short comment on the prospects of the future government of the Southern Sudan.

This work represents the first detailed analysis of the negotiations between the Sudan government and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement that were held in Abuja, attempting to put an end to the bloody Sudanese civil war that began in ...

SPLA SPLIT IN 1991

An exploration of the strategies that both governments and insurgents employed in the liberation wars in Iraqi Kurdistan and South Sudan.

The handbook offers a concise introduction to all aspects of the country, rooted in a broad historical account of the development of the Sudanese state. --from publisher description

A lively and comprehensive guide to the fraught shared destinies of Sudan and South Sudan in the years after separation.

This book seeks to disentangle the emerging relationships between people and land in Sudan.

This book addresses the question, 'Why has UN state-building so consistently failed to meet its objectives?

This book tells the story of one of these remarkable people, Dr. Timothy Tutlam.

This summary is an invaluable reference for anyone who wishes to acquire a good basic knowledge of the customary laws of Southern Sudan.

In The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars, Douglas H. Johnson examines historical, political, economic, and social factors to come to a more subtle understanding of the trajectory of Sudan's civil wars.

The first standalone printed guidebook by a leading publisher, this guide is an indispensable companion to a beguiling nation in its infancy; let Sophie and Max inspire you to explore the secrets of the world's newest country.

Epilogue: War in Sudan's New South & New War in South Sudan -- Bibliographic Essay -- Appendix: Chronology of Events -- Index -- Backcover

Absent a change in current trends, further political violence in Sudan will be hard to avoid.

From bush to BUSH is the story of Steven Wondu's outstanding life journey and the story of the turbulent journey to the birth of a new nation.