South Sudan's civil war : violence, insurgency and failed peacemaking /
The first book-length study of the causes, events and consequences of South Sudan's brutal civil war and the devastating effects of the US-led peace process. "A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
Zed Books,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The first book-length study of the causes, events and consequences of South Sudan's brutal civil war and the devastating effects of the US-led peace process. "A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country's succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book-length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but critical relationship with the rebel SPLM-IO leadership to reveal the true dynamics of the conflict, and exposes how the South Sudanese state was in crisis long before the outbreak of war. With insider knowledge of the histories and motivations of the rebellion's chief protagonists, Young argues considerable responsibility for the present state of South Sudan must be laid at the door of the US-led peace process. Linking the role of the international community with the country's opposition politics, South Sudan's Civil War is an essential guide to the causes and consequences of the violence that has engulfed one of Africa's most troubled nations."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : map. Also published in printing. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350222731 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350222731 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers. |