Breaking Sudan

The Search for Peace

Jok Madut Jok

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Year: 2017
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781786070043
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

After decades of civil war, the people of southern Sudan voted to secede from the north in an attempt to escape the seemingly endless violence. On declaring independence, South Sudan was one of the least developed places on earth, but with the ability to draw upon significant oil reserves worth $150 million a month, the foundation for a successful future was firmly in place. How, then, did the state of the new nation deteriorate even further, to the point that a new civil war broke out two years later?Today, with both Sudans still hostage to the aspirations of their military and political leaders, how can their people escape the violence that has dominated the two countries' recent history? By giving voice to those who, after the break-up of Sudan, have had to find ways to live, trade and communicate with one another, Jok Madut Jok provides a moving insight into a crisis that has only rarely made it into our headlines. Breaking Sudan is a meticulous account, analyzing why violence became so deeply entrenched in Sudanese society and exploring what can be done to find peace in two countries ravaged by war.

Table of contents

• Maps
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction • The “New Sudan”: How Sudan’s Break-Up Prepared the Ground for More War
• 1 • The Two Sudans and the Defeat of the CPA Reform Project
• 2 • Independent South Sudan and the Burden of Liberation History
• 3 • Sudan’s Wars: The Experience of One Village
• 4 • Political Rivalries, the New Wars and the Crumbling Social Order
• 5 • Reporting Sudan’s Wars: The Media and the Blurred Line Between Informing and Inciting
• 6 • Mixed Economies, Corruption and Social Disparity
• 7 • Ethnic Relations, the New War and the (Dis)Unity of South Sudan
• 8 • Conclusion: The Fates of the Two Sudans
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgments