The root causes of Sudan's civil wars / Douglas H. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Douglas H. (Douglas Hamilton), 1949-

Series:

African issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sudan--Civil War, 1955-1972--Causes.

Sudan.

Sudan--Civil War, 1983---Causes.

Physical Description:

xx, 234 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press ; Kampala : Fountain Publishers, 2003.

Summary:

The civil war in the Sudan is one of Africa's longest and most intractable conflicts. Once confined to the southern Sudan, fighting has now spread to other parts of the country and across international borders.

Contents:

1 The Historical Structure of North-South Relations 1

2 British Overrule 1899-1947 9

3 Nationalism, Independence & the First Civil War 1942-72 22

4 The Addis Ababa Agreement & the Regional Governments 1972-83 39

5 The Beginning of the Second Civil War 1983-85 59

Interlude 75

6 The Momentum of Liberation 1986-91 79

7 The SPLA split Surviving Factionalism 91

8 The Segmentation of SPLA-United & the Nuer Civil War 111

9 Multiple Civil Wars 127

10 The War Economy & the Politics of Relief 143

11 Ideas of Peace & War in the Sudan 167

1. The Sudan in 1983 xxi

2. The Sudan at the beginning of 2002 xxii.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0253215846

OCLC:

50280001