Insurgent nations : rebel rule in Angola and South Sudan / Paula Cristina Roque.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roque, Paula Cristina, author.

Contributor:

International African Institute

Series:

African arguments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurgency--Angola.

Insurgency.

Insurgency--South Sudan.

Political violence--Angola.

Political violence.

Civil war--South Sudan.

Civil war.

Africa--History, Military.

Africa.

Angola--History, Military.

Angola.

South Sudan--History, Military.

South Sudan.

Physical Description:

xv, 372 pages : illustration, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Deeply dividing communities with their counter-nationalist programmes, rebel parties UNITA in Angola and the SPLM/A in Sudan, which had fought Africa's longest and bloodiest civil wars, built political and military enterprises in opposition to the established governments. Insurgent Nations unpacks the complexities of these movements, exploring the charisma of their leaders, the ruthlessness of their military operations, their political maneuverings, and their multiple transformations in war and peace. Using first-hand, unpublished accounts from their leaders and cadres, Paula Cristina Roque provides unique insight into UNITA and the SPLM/A's governing strategies. She details the 'nations,' 'states,' and 'societies' that were forged by the parties' ideologies, sub-nationalist concerns and interactions with the population. While UNITA's political project in the Free Lands of Angola was centrally controlled and totalitarian, the SPLM/A's New Sudan was decentralized and minimalist, built from the bottom up. This is the first volume to compare the policies and perspectives of UNITA and the SPLM/A, offering a new understanding of territory-governing insurgencies. Ultimately, both rebel states were exercises in survival, resilience, and adaptation." -- Adapted from publisher's description.

Contents:

Origins, choices and explanations

The SPLM/A's governance : Yambio and the new Sudan

UNITA's governance : Jamba and the Free Lands Republic of Angola

Comparative strategies, dilemmas and responses

The rise and fall : subsequent critical junctures

Appendix 1. Timeline for subsequent critical junctures, UNITA

Appendix 2. Timeline for subsequent critical junctures, SPLM/A

Appendix 3. List of interviewees.

Notes:

"International African Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-359) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Roque, Paula Cristina. Insurgent nations.

ISBN:

0197799507

9780197799505

OCLC:

1453070483