South Sudan : a slow liberation / Edward Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Edward, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic conflict--South Sudan--Jonglei State.

Ethnic conflict.

South Sudan--Politics and government--2011-.

South Sudan.

South Sudan--History--21st century.

Jonglei State (South Sudan)--Politics and government--21st century.

Jonglei State (South Sudan).

Sudan--History--Civil War, 1983-2005.

Sudan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2011, after a lengthy struggle, South Sudan became the world's youngest independent nation. The area and its people had endured a brutal colonial conquest followed by a century of deliberate government neglect and racial oppression. Sudan's war of liberation--although victorious--resulted in many negative economic consequences, especially in rural areas dependent upon humanitarian aid. The violent aftermath of independence has resulted in looting, raids, and massacres in some regions. South Sudan: A Slow Liberation examines these problems and provides a revealing, multi-layered description of the current state of the country. Looking specifically at the Jonglei state, South Sudan's most mutinous hinterland, Edward Thomas explains how it came to be at the heart of the journey toward state power and liberation and has exemplified South Sudan's history as a rebel threat to the Sudanese government. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, South Sudan gives a sharply focused, fresh account of the country's continuing struggle. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Gabriel Anyang remembers his childhood

Part One: Society and State. The social landscape ; South Sudan's encounter with modernity ; Development and representation ; Theories of revolution ; State and society in Jonglei after the comprehensive peace agreement

Part Two: Jonglei's Mutinies. The life and death of Hassan Ngachingol ; The civil wars in Jonglei ; The geography of conflict in Jonglei after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Part Three: Social Transformation. Raiding and eating ; Nyaburjok

Conclusion: Slow liberation.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-308) and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 9, 2015).

ISBN:

9781350222717

1350222712

9781783604067

1783604069

OCLC:

923710484