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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149432003321

Autore

Johnson Douglas H (Douglas Hamilton), <1949->

Titolo

The root causes of Sudan's civil wars : old wars & new wars / / Douglas H. Johnson [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Suffolk ; Rochester, New York : , : James Currey, , 2016

ISBN

1-78204-834-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

African issues

Disciplina

962.404

Soggetti

HISTORY / Africa / General

Sudan History Civil War, 1955-1972 Causes

Sudan History Civil War, 1983-2005 Causes

South Sudan History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2021).

Nota di contenuto

The historical structure of north-south relations -- British overrule, 1899-1947 -- Nationalism, independence & the first civil war, 1942-72 -- The Addis Ababa Agreement & the regional governments, 1972-83 -- The beginning of the second civil war, 1983-85 -- The momentum of liberation, 1986-91 -- The SPLA split : surviving factionalism -- The segmentation of SPLA-United & the Nuer civil war -- Multiple civil wars -- The war economy & the politics of relief -- Comprehensive peace or temporary truce? -- War in Sudan's new south & new war in South Sudan -- Appendix: Chronology of events.

Sommario/riassunto

Expanded third edition of this key text on the complex underlying conditions of the civil war from the 1960s to the present day, including a new chapter on the current wars in Sudan's new south and South Sudan.