War in Darfur and the Search for Peace

Name: War in Darfur and the Search for Peace
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ISBN: 9780674023673

ISBN-10: 0674023676

ISBN-13: 9780674023673

Edition: 2007

Authors: Alex de Waal, Mulugeta Gebre-Hiwot, Ali Haggar, Musa Abdel Jalil, Julie Flint

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Since it sprang from obscurity to international headlines in 2004, the name "Darfur" has become synonymous with war, massacre, and humanitarian crisis. The crisis had, however, been brewing for far longer, its causes neglected by both scholars and Sudanese leaders. War in Darfur and the Search for Peace is a series of essays by leading Sudanese and international specialists on Darfur, combining original research and analysis. The book provides in-depth analysis of the origins and dimensions of the conflict, including detailed accounts of the evolution of ethnic and religious identities, the breakdown of local administration, the emergence of Arab militia and resistance movements, and…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 431
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Alex de Waal is program director at the Social Science Research Council, a fellow of the Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University and a director of Justice Africa. He is author of Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan, 1984-1985 (Clarendon Press 1989) and co-author, with Julie Flint, of Darfur: A Short History of a Long War (Zed Books 2005).



Preface


Chronology


Glossary


Contributors



Sudan: The Turbulent State




Native Administration and Local Governance in Darfur: Past and Future




Darfur: A War for Land?




Islam and Islamism in Darfur




The Origins and Organization of the Janjawiid in Darfur




Darfur's Armed Movements




The Unseen Regional Implications of the Crisis in Darfur




The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and Darfur




The African Union Mediation and the Abuja Peace Talks




The Making and Unmaking of the Darfur Peace Agreement




Darfur's Deadline: The Final Days of the Abuja Peace Process




Darfur After Abuja: A View from the Ground




Narrating Darfur: Darfur in the U.S. Press, March-September 2004




"Not on Our Watch": The Emergence of the American Movement for Darfur




Prospects for Peace in Darfur



Notes


Bibliography


Index