Frontiers of unity : an experiment in Afro-Arab cooperation / / Francis M. Deng

• Autore: Deng Francis Mading <1938-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 962.404/2
• Soggetto topico: Conflict management - Sudan - Abyei
• Soggetto geografico: Abyei (Sudan) Politics and government; Sudan Politics and government 1985-; Sudan Politics and government 1956-1985
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Part One: Framing the context; 1 Updated preface, 2008; 2 Overview of the problem, 1999; 3 Original Preface, 1977, revised 2008; Part Two: The Ngok Dinka at the North-South Crossroads; 4 Introduction, 1977; 5 The precolonial period; 6 Anglo-Egyptian condominium; 7 Postcolonial developments; Part Three: Perspectives on Abyei development; 8 A proposed plan for the development of Abyei as a model for national integration; 9 Report of Justin Deng Aguer, Special Envoy of the Ministerial Committee on the Development of the Abyei District ; 10 Initiating rural development in Abyei: An integrated approach11 A development program for Abyei; 12 Programs and special plans for the development of Abyei proposed by a joint HIID-Sudanese expert team, 1977; 13 Commentary on the HIID Report; 14 An Amendment Proposal for an Integrated Rural Development Project for Abyei; Part Four: Abyei in perspective; 15 Eyes on Abyei: competing perspectives on rural development; 16 Abyei and the challenge of sustainable peace in the Sudan; 17 Self-determination and self-administration: The critical choice for Abyei ; 18 The Abyei Arbitration: A desperate search for peace and justice at the North-South crossroads in Sudan19 Dinka moral quest for justice; Appendix: Abyei Arbitration; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book deals with the conflict between Northern and Southern Sudan over the Abeyi region and other border areas. This area has historically been a model of peaceful coexistence and cooperation but since its independence it has become a point of violent confrontation. Frontiers of Unity provides an essential background to the complexities of the conflict, looking at the factors behind it and calling for the resolution of Africa's longest running dispute. First written in 1972, after the agreement that ended the war in Sudan, the original text has been supplemented b
• Titolo autorizzato: Frontiers of unity
• ISBN: 1-135-19727-X; 1-135-19728-8; 1-282-37752-3; 9786612377525; 0-203-87005-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825925403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II