Description
Product ID: | 9781137371782 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Identity, Citizenship, and Violence in Two Sudans: Reimagining a Common Future |
Authors: | Author: A. Idris |
Page Count: | 170 |
Subjects: | African history, African history, History: specific events and topics, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies, Sociology, Politics and government, Political science and theory, History: specific events & topics, Social & cultural history, Cultural studies, Sociology, Politics & government, Political science & theory |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examining both the north-south divide and the spread of violence from Darfur, this study shows how colonial legacies have shaped state formation and charts out a path to inclusive citizenship and democracy. The 2011 split of Sudan into two nations - and the conflicts that have continued in its wake - has made it a case of ongoing significance for understanding security and state-building in sub-Saharan Africa. Examining both the north-south divide in the two Sudans as well as the spread of political violence from Darfur, this timely study has two aims: First, it shows how slavery and the legacies of colonialism continue to shape the challenges of state formation and political identity. Secondly, it charts out a possible path for overcoming historical obstacles to achieve inclusive citizenship and representative democracy. |
Imprint Name: | Palgrave Pivot |
Publisher Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2013-08-20 |