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OverviewIn 2005, twenty-two years of civil war in Sudan were brought to an end by the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Negotiations between north and south had ended in compromise, however, and hopes of a unified state that was open, democratic and secular, had fallen to secession. Following South Sudan’s declaration of independence in 2011, political tensions have led to conflict in both countries and now there is even the growing threat of a war between them. The situation is, arguably, worse than it ever has been before. Sudan expert Jok Madut Jok investigates how violence has once more come to dominate a region where various political groups remain separated by deep-rooted mistrust and ethnic relations are nothing short of wrecked. Dissecting the failure of the peace agreement, he confronts the frightening possibility that it may have actually, in effect, legitimized the use of violence for the achievement of political goals. More than just a scrupulous survey of two countries ravaged by war, The Breakup of Sudan features starkly drawn portraits that provide a moving insight into how the Sudanese of the postsecession era continue to live with war. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jok Madut JokPublisher: Oneworld Publications Imprint: Oneworld Publications Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781786070036ISBN 10: 1786070030 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 02 March 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsMaps Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: The “New Sudan”: How Sudan’s Break-Up Prepared the Ground for More War Sudan after the CPA South Sudan after the CPA 1 The Two Sudans and the Defeat of the CPA Reform Project South Sudan and the burden of independence Post-separation relations The cooperation agreements The cooperation agreements and continued military raids 2 Independent South Sudan and the Burden of Liberation History The burden of the liberation wars Political violence and the development of a sub-culture of guns The CPA and the unrelenting violence The CPA and the exclusionary peace South Sudan and the legacy of liberation ideologies 3 Sudan’s Wars: The Experience of One Village 4 Political Rivalries, the New Wars and the Crumbling Social Order The 2013 outbreak of conflict: what caused this crisis? How political disagreement turned violent Power politics or tribal wars? 5 Reporting Sudan’s Wars: The Media and the Blurred Line Between Informing and Inciting War and sexual violence Displacement and social life 6 Mixed Economies, Corruption and Social Disparity The decentralized system of government and its shortfalls Mixed economies, social disparities, conflict and the role of corruption Governance and the role of policy research 7 Ethnic Relations, the New War and the (Dis)Unity of South Sudan Obstacles to collective belonging Public goods and services as the success of the state History as the foundation of nationhood The new civil war and prospects for a united South Sudan Cultural exclusion could keep South Sudan in perpetual conflict 8 Conclusion: The Fates of the Two Sudans Landing on hard ground Ambivalent new neighbors A history of violent interactions or a future of links? Invisible connections and the promise of peaceful co-existence Notes Bibliography IndexReviews`This book is valuable as an articulation of important ideas and perspectives that are part of the South Sudanese debate. The book is also important as it places the reader in the middle of these complicated, unfolding and sometimes contradictory debates.' * <i>Sudan Studies</i> * `In Breaking Sudan,Jok Maduk Jok attempts to explain why the end of the prolonged north-south conflicts and the break-up of the country...has paradoxically created more conflict... He listens closely to how violence and militarization have affected individuals' lives.' * <i>New Internationalist</i> * `There are lessons here for all those mediators, diplomats and politicians who carve up countries in the name of peace.' * Richard Cockett, <i>Literary Review</i> * `An extraordinarily ambitious account...[Jok's] impressive research is critical to the very large success of this book, particularly as it draws on extensive fieldwork that very few are capable of.' -- Eric Reeves, Senior Fellow, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University `One of South Sudan's leading writers shows that his country cannot be understood if its history as part of Sudan is brushed aside.' -- Gill Lusk, Chair, Society for the Study of the Sudans UK `This is a prodigious effort that unpacks the intricate and often multi-layered aspects of political fragility in Sudan and South Sudan...Jok does not pull punches...Whether one agrees or not with his assertions, this book is a wonderful addition to the body of literature on a restive corner of Africa.' -- Brian Adeba, Associate Director of Policy on Sudan and South Sudan, Enough Project 'There are lessons here for all those mediators, diplomats and politicians who carve up countries in the name of peace.' Richard Cockett, Literary Review 'An extraordinarily ambitious account...[Jok's] impressive research is critical to the very large success of this book, particularly as it draws on extensive fieldwork that very few are capable of.' -- Eric Reeves, Senior Fellow, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University 'One of South Sudan's leading writers shows that his country cannot be understood if its history as part of Sudan is brushed aside.' -- Gill Lusk, Chair, Society for the Study of the Sudans UK 'This is a prodigious effort that unpacks the intricate and often multi-layered aspects of political fragility in Sudan and South Sudan...Jok does not pull punches...Whether one agrees or not with his assertions, this book is a wonderful addition to the body of literature on a restive corner of Africa.' -- Brian Adeba, Associate Director of Policy on Sudan and South Sudan, Enough Project 'An extraordinarily ambitious account... [Jok's] impressive research is critical to the very large success of this book, particularly as it draws on extensive fieldwork that very few are capable of. He forces us to ask the most difficult questions about the agony of so many Sudanese, on both sides of the border - and never settles for easy answers.' -- Eric Reeves, Senior Fellow, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University Author InformationJok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology at the University of Juba, South Sudan, and executive director of the Sudd Institute, a public policy research centre. After South Sudan became independent, Jok served as undersecretary in the newly formed government’s Ministry of Culture and Heritage for two years. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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