War of visions : conflict of identities in the Sudan /

The civil war that has raged intermittently in the Sudan since independence in 1956 is a conflict of contrasting and seemingly incompatible identities in the Northern and Southern parts of the country. Identity is seen as a function of how people identify themselves and are identified by others in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Deng, Francis Mading, 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, ©1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Since 1985
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Developing & Emerging Countries.
Politics and government
Politieke conflicten.
15.80 history of Africa.
Problèmes politiques.
Identité nationale.
Nationalisme.
Evolution politique.
Sudan > Bürgerkrieg.
Identity (Philosophical concept) > Sudan.
Sudan.
POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
SUDAN.
Sudan > Politics and government > 1985-
Soudan > Politique et gouvernement > 1985-
Soudan.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Background. 1. Overview of the Conflict
  • pt. 2. Evolution of Identities. 2. Northern Identity: Assimilation. 3. Southern Identity: Resistance
  • pt. 3. Quest for Nationhood. 4. Genesis of Divided Nationalism. 5. Northern Dominance: Colonialism Revisited. 6. The Emerging Southern Identity
  • pt. 4. North-South Microcosm. 7. The Ngok Dinka. 8. Crisis at the Crossroads
  • pt. 5. External Dimension. 9. Dilemmas of External Linkages
  • pt. 6. The Crisis in Perspective. 10. Boundaries of Identity. 11. Perceptions of the Crisis
  • 12. Conclusions.

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