A History of South Sudan

From Slavery to Independence

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ID23768877
AuthorsØystein H Rolandsen (0000-0002-5298-9266, Peace Research Institute Oslo), M W Daly (0000-0002-9061-2080)
Year2016
Publication date2016-05-31
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueHistory of South Sudan (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139035538
OpenAlexW4246371449
ISBN9781139035538
LanguageEN
Citations received15

South Sudan is the world's youngest independent country. Established in 2011 after two wars, South Sudan has since reverted to a state of devastating civil strife. This book provides a general history of the new country, from the arrival of Turco-Egyptian explorers in Upper Nile, the turbulence of the Mahdist revolutionary period, the chaos of the 'Scramble for Africa', during which the South was prey to European and African adventurers and empire builders, to the Anglo-Egyptian colonial era. Special attention is paid to the period since Sudanese independence in 1956, when Southern disaffection grew into outright war, from the 1960s to 1972, and from 1983 until the Comprehensive Peace of 2005, and to the transition to South Sudan's independence. The book concludes with coverage of events since then, which since December 2013 have assumed the character of civil war, and with insights into what the future might hold.

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