- Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: Harvard University Press (18 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0674023676
- ISBN-13: 978-0674023673
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 797,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Since it sprang from obscurity to international headlines in 2004, the name "Darfur" has become synonymous with war, massacre, and humanitarian crisis. The crisis had, however, been brewing for far longer, its causes neglected by both scholars and Sudanese leaders. "War in Darfur and the Search for Peace" is a series of essays by leading Sudanese and international specialists on Darfur, combining original research and analysis. The book provides in-depth analysis of the origins and dimensions of the conflict, including detailed accounts of the evolution of ethnic and religious identities, the breakdown of local administration, the emergence of Arab militia and resistance movements, and regional dimensions to the conflict. The study also focuses on the search for peace, with contributions by those most closely engaged in local and international efforts to resolve the conflict. This includes documentation and analysis of the warring parties' ideologies and agendas and how they have changed in the course of the conflict, and examination of the efforts made by Sudanese civil and political leaders, the African Union, and other international actors to bring the war to an end.
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Alex de Waal is Program Director for the Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The most important book on the Darfur conflict
20 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
"War in Darfur and the Search for Peace" is by far the best book on the current conflict in Darfur. One of the reasons for this is the fact that the contributors are not only Westerners, but also Sudanese and Darfurians. The contributions cover all the important issues about the roots of the Darfur conflict and the prospects for peace.
I hope those who want to understand the Darfur conflict read this book.
I hope those who want to understand the Darfur conflict read this book.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A thorough look
10 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
This important book rbings together the scholarship of many authors to offer insight into all facets of the Darfur conflict and its history and why the world should have paid attention sooner. One of the greatest human crises of the first decade of the 21st century, Darfur is the latest genocide to follow on the heels of Rwanda and Cambodia, in which the West did nothing to prevent the same genocide everyone declared would never happen againa fter the Holocaust.
Instead 200,000-400,000 are dead and a million are refugees and neighboring states from Chad to the Central African Republic are being torn asunder by the conflict which pits the genocidal Janjaweed Arab militias against the poor African people of Darfur. This is not a war over religion, although the history shows that the Arab Muslims who invaded Sudan in the 8th century have long considered the black muslims as inferior as as 'abd' or slaves. It is not truly about resources, as Ban Ki Moon has said. It is, in fact, a well coordinated, government supported genocide.
Seth J. Frantzman
Instead 200,000-400,000 are dead and a million are refugees and neighboring states from Chad to the Central African Republic are being torn asunder by the conflict which pits the genocidal Janjaweed Arab militias against the poor African people of Darfur. This is not a war over religion, although the history shows that the Arab Muslims who invaded Sudan in the 8th century have long considered the black muslims as inferior as as 'abd' or slaves. It is not truly about resources, as Ban Ki Moon has said. It is, in fact, a well coordinated, government supported genocide.
Seth J. Frantzman
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