Review
'This is among the best works available on the current Darfur crisis. For a blow by blow account of developments, there is none better.' --Mahmood Mamdani, University of Columbia
'This brilliant book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex history of Darfur and how the very name became synonymous with suffering.' --Mia Farrow
'This is among the best works available on the current Darfur crisis. For a blow by blow account of developments, there is none better.' --Mahmood Mamdani, University of Columbia
'This brilliant book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex history of Darfur and how the very name became synonymous with suffering.' --Mia Farrow
'This is among the best works available on the current Darfur crisis. For a blow by blow account of developments, there is none better.' --Mahmood Mamdani, University of Columbia
Product Description
"Darfur: A Short History of a Long War" is the definitive guide to the conflict. The book provides a short history of the region, and traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and other rebel groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. It also analyses the confused responses of the Sudanese government and African Union. This new, thoroughly updated edition also features a powerful analysis of how the conflict has been received in the international community, the halting peace talks and attempts at peacekeeping.
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