Conflict and Politics of Identity in Sudan [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784131003321
• Autore: Idris Amir
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
• ISBN: 1-281-36468-1; 9786611364687; 1-4039-8107-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.9624; 962.4043
• Soggetti: Citizenship; Citizenship - Sudan; National characteristics, Sudanese; Nationalism; Nationalism - Sudan; Political culture - Sudan; Political culture; Political violence; Political violence - Sudan; Slavery; Slavery - Sudan; Sudan - Colonial influence; Sudan - Politics and government - 1985-; Sudan Politics and government 1985-; Sudan Colonial influence
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Map of the Sudan; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Reconceptualizing History, Identity, and Conflict; Chapter 2 Slavery, Colonialism, and State Formation in the Sudan; Chapter 3 Nationalism, State, and Identity Politics; Chapter 4 Exile, Identity, and Political Reform; Chapter 5 The ; Crisis in Darfur and the North-South Peace Process; Chapter 6 Beyond "Race" and "Ethnicity": Toward a Transformative Discourse for Democratic Citizenship; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the relationship between state formation and political identities in the context of Sudan's conflict. Idris examines how hierarchy was historically constructed and politically institutionalized in the Sudan, acknowledging the centrality of the historical legacy of slavery and colonialism in Sudan's postcolonial crisis