South Sudan
Subtitle: from revolution to independence
By: Matthew LeRiche, Matthew Arnold
Contributors: Arnold, Matthew, Dr
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780231704144
Subjects: Politics and government; Sudan People's Liberation Army; Autonomy and independence movements; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : from Southern Sudan to South Sudan. Contested identities and near perpetual war; title: The origins of 'Southern Sudan'; title: Transforming Southern Sudan into South Sudan; title: The purposes of the book. The Southern Sudan question : unity or separation?; title: The First Civil War : Anya-Nya secessionism ends in unity; title: The Second Civil War : the SPLA's revolution ends in secession; title: Domineering personalities and conflicted collaboration; title: Conclusion : New Sudan dies; South Sudan is born. The golden years of revolution : 1983/1991. The SPLA emerges as the dominant Southern force; title: The SPLA advances, Khartoum turns to Southern proxies; title: The 1991 watershed; title: Conclusion : when golden is relative. Years of darkness, serious struggle, negotiations : 1991/2005. The dark years of revolution; title: The SPLA/M's serious struggle to regain the initiative; title: Negotiating the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); title: Conclusion : and now the hard part. Giving unity a chance : the CPA's interim period, 2005/2011. The implications of Garang's death for the CPA process; title: Relative accommodation and perseverance for the referendum; title: What happened to the Second Republic of New Sudan?; title: Conclusion : persistence pays off.  Defining the Republic of South Sudan. From region to state; laying the foundations of sovereign governance; title: Keeping it together; confronting the revival of other armed groups; title: The economic situation at independence and development; title: Conclusion. The parameters of South Sudan's foreign policy. The two Sudans; South Sudan's relations with Sudan; title: South Sudan's relations with regional neighbours; title: South Sudan's relations with the major powers; title: Conclusion. The meaning of liberation in South Sudan. Who owns South Sudan's liberation?; title: What is South Sudanese nationalism?; title: The need for South-South reconciliation; title: Conclusion : the long walk to freedom.