South Sudan

Synopsis

A Story Of Transformation And Of Victory Against The Odds, This Title Reviews South Sudan's Modern History As A Contested Region And Assesses The Political, Social And Security Dynamics That Will Shape Its Immediate Future As Africa's Newest Independent State. Introduction : From Southern Sudan To South Sudan. Contested Identities And Near Perpetual War -- The Origins Of 'southern Sudan' -- Transforming Southern Sudan Into South Sudan -- The Purposes Of The Book -- The Southern Sudan Question : Unity Or Separation? The First Civil War : Anya-nya Secessionism Ends In Unity -- The Second Civil War : The Spla's Revolution Ends In Secession -- Domineering Personalities And Conflicted Collaboration -- Conclusion : New Sudan Dies; South Sudan Is Born -- The Golden Years Of Revolution : 1983-1991. The Spla Emerges As The Dominant Southern Force -- The Spla Advances, Khartoum Turns To Southern Proxies -- The 1991 Watershed -- Conclusion : When Golden Is Relative -- Years Of Darkness, Serious Struggle, Negotiations : 1991-2005. The Dark Years Of Revolution -- The Spla/m's Serious Struggle To Regain The Initiative -- Negotiating The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (cpa) -- Conclusion : And Now The Hard Part -- Giving Unity A Chance : The Cpa's Interim Period, 2005-2011. The Implications Of Garang's Death For The Cpa Process -- Relative Accommodation And Perseverance For The Referendum -- What Happened To The Second Republic Of New Sudan? -- Conclusion : Persistence Pays Off -- Defining The Republic Of South Sudan. From Region To State : Laying The Foundations Of Sovereign Governance -- Keeping It Together : Confronting The Revival Of Other Armed Groups -- The Economic Situation At Independence And Development -- Conclusion -- The Parameters Of South Sudan's Foreign Policy. The Two Sudans : South Sudan's Relations With Sudan -- South Sudan's Relations With Regional Neighbours -- South Sudan's Relations With The Major Powers -- Conclusion -- The Meaning Of Liberation In South Sudan. Who Owns South Sudan's Liberation? -- What Is South Sudanese Nationalism? -- The Need For South-south Reconciliation -- Conclusion : The Long Walk To Freedom. Matthew Leriche, Matthew Arnold. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.