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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828636203321

Autore

Idris Amir H. <1962->

Titolo

Conflict and politics of identity in Sudan / / Amir Idris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, NY, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

ISBN

1-281-36468-1

9786611364687

1-4039-8107-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

320.9624

962.4043

Soggetti

Political culture - Sudan

Political violence - Sudan

Citizenship - Sudan

Nationalism - Sudan

National characteristics, Sudanese

Slavery - Sudan

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 bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-138) and index.

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