Sudan

Race, Religion, and Violence

Jok Madut Jok

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Year: 2015
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781780743004
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

Sudan has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. After decades of civil war, rebel uprisings and power struggles, in 2011 it gave birth to the world’s newest country – South Sudan. But it’s not been an easy transition, and the secession that was meant to pave the path to peace, has plunged the region into further chaos.

In this updated edition of his ground-breaking investigation, Jok Madut Jok delves deep into Sudan’s culture and history, isolating the factors that continue to cause its fractured national identity. With moving first-hand testimonies, Jok provides a decisive critique of a region in turmoil, and addresses what must be done to break the tragic cycle of racism, poverty and brutality that grips Sudan and South Sudan.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Preface to Second Edition
• Introduction
• 1. THE MILITARY–ISLAMIC COMPLEX AND THE NORTH–SOUTH DIVIDE
• 2. RACE, RELIGION AND THE POLITICS OF REGIONAL NATIONALISM
• 3. ARABISM, ISLAMISM AND THE RESOURCE WARS IN DARFUR
• 4. ISLAMIC MILITANCY, MEMORY OF THE CONFLICT AND STATE ILLEGITIMACY
• 5. A DEADLY COMBINATION: Militant Islam and Oil Production
• 6. INSURGENCY AND MILITARIZATION OF SOCIETY
• 7. SUDAN AND THE REST OF THE WORLD: The Search for Peace and Security
• 8. CONCLUSION: Which Way Sudan?
• POSTSCRIPT TO THE FIRST EDITION
• NOTES
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• APPENDIX: MAPS
• INDEX