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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country of Origin
- GB
- Book Title
- Leadership, Nation-building and War in South Sudan
- EAN
- 9780755622139
- ISBN-10
- 0755622138
- ISBN
- 9780755622139
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- Publication Name
- Leadership, Nation-building and War in South Sudan
- Subtitle
- The Problems of Statehood and Collective Will
- Release Date
- 06/30/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Subject
- Law & Politics
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
0755622138
ISBN-13
9780755622139
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4050074924
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Publication Name
Leadership, Nation-Building and War in South Sudan : the Problems of Statehood and Collective Will
Language
English
Subject
Africa / General, Peace, Political Ideologies / Democracy, World / African
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, History
Series
Peace, Society, and the State in Africa Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2021-054092
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This is a remarkable book, providing a cogent analysis to a complex question about how a state that was born of a long history of war can graduate from political and social fracturing in order to forge a nation-state and a sense of collective nationhood. The book has advanced to a new level the debate about the role of political leadership in state-building and nation-building in Africa's newest country and filling an important gap in the literature on South Sudan. It is part political history, part sociology and largely deep ethnography about how people live with and overcome daunting ravages of more than half a century of vicious and devastating Sudanese state violence, fratricidal violence, and politico-military rivalries between the leaders. Sonja Theron has demonstrated how challenging and yet important it is to define such terms as "leadership", "political will" and "national identity" in their historical specificity and contingency. She convincingly argues that South Sudan is trapped between efforts to build a nation out of multitude of competing entities and the ambition by some groups, regions, and cultural identities to remain autonomous. The result is a brilliant expose of a long struggle for freedom that has now culminated in an independent state but being hamstrung by divisions that are rooted in that long history of conflict, violence and war. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to understand, not just this complex political and social history, but also the difficult question of whether South Sudan will survive as a viable nation." -- Professor Jok Madut Jok, Syracuse University, USA, "This is a remarkable book, providing a cogent analysis to a complex question about how a state that was born of a long history of war can graduate from political and social fracturing in order to forge a nation-state and a sense of collective nationhood. The book has advanced to a new level the debate about the role of political leadership in state-building and nation-building in Africa's newest country and filling an important gap in the literature on South Sudan. It is part political history, part sociology and largely deep ethnography about how people live with and overcome daunting ravages of more than half a century of vicious and devastating Sudanese state violence, fratricidal violence, and politico-military rivalries between the leaders. Sonja Theron has demonstrated how challenging and yet important it is to define such terms as "leadership", "political will" and "national identity" in their historical specificity and contingency. She convincingly argues that South Sudan is trapped between efforts to build a nation out of multitude of competing entities and the ambition by some groups, regions, and cultural identities to remain autonomous. The result is a brilliant expose of a long struggle for freedom that has now culminated in an independent state but being hamstrung by divisions that are rooted in that long history of conflict, violence and war. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to understand, not just this complex political and social history, but also the difficult question of whether South Sudan will survive as a viable nation." -- Professor Jok Madut Jok, Syracuse University, USA "This is an important contribution to scholarly work seeking to understand why South Sudan has been unable to build a nation that sustains peace. It also makes for stark reading for those working on peacebuilding efforts in the country and beyond. Theron skilfully interrogates South Sudan's chaotic and destructive leadership patterns and processes and how these have prevented any chance of peace. Her book untangles the complex realities of how nation and state-building efforts, whether in South Sudan or elsewhere are held hostage to the violent competing visions of a country's political elites. Theron's book comes at an opportune time in the arduous effort to secure a viable future for South Sudan after the painstakingly crafted 2018 peace agreement. Her insights are a reminder of what is at stake for this young country: if dangerously repetitive leadership patterns of relying on coercion, rewards and identity to create state and nationhood are not replaced with societal trust, mutuality, or collective responsibility - key ingredients for peacebuilding - fragmentation, violence and war will continue to mar the South Sudan's progress." -- Comfort Ero, President and CEO of Crisis Group, This is a remarkable book, providing a cogent analysis to a complex question about how a state that was born of a long history of war can graduate from political and social fracturing in order to forge a nation-state and a sense of collective nationhood. The book has advanced to a new level the debate about the role of political leadership in state-building and nation-building in Africa's newest country and filling an important gap in the literature on South Sudan. It is part political history, part sociology and largely deep ethnography about how people live with and overcome daunting ravages of more than half a century of vicious and devastating Sudanese state violence, fratricidal violence, and politico-military rivalries between the leaders. Sonja Theron has demonstrated how challenging and yet important it is to define such terms as "leadership", "political will" and "national identity" in their historical specificity and contingency. She convincingly argues that South Sudan is trapped between efforts to build a nation out of multitude of competing entities and the ambition by some groups, regions, and cultural identities to remain autonomous. The result is a brilliant expose of a long struggle for freedom that has now culminated in an independent state but being hamstrung by divisions that are rooted in that long history of conflict, violence and war. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to understand, not just this complex political and social history, but also the difficult question of whether South Sudan will survive as a viable nation.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
320.9629
Table Of Content
Introduction PART ONE: Origins: The Southern Sudan as People, Polity and "Problem" (c. 1821-1983) Conquest and Colonisation Independence and Rebellion PART TWO: The War Continues: The Fight for Nation and State (1983 - 2002) War and New Leadership Inner Turmoil PART THREE: Independence and Civil War: Building a State, Forgetting a Nation (2002 - 2015) Negotiating and Implementing Peace Freedom, Fragility and Fragmentation Conclusion
Synopsis
For over fifty years, the people of South Sudan fought for the right to be citizens of an independent nation-state. When this goal was finally achieved, however, it quickly became evident that the South Sudanese nation was not nearly as cohesive as hoped. The result has been a catastrophic civil war. Spanning South Sudan's nation-building struggle from its inception up until the current civil war, this book challenges the notion that the continued violence of this process can be reduced to either identity difference or the fault of individual leaders. Rather, it uses the leadership process to understand the complex progressions and relationships that have characterised South Sudan's nation-building trajectory. The book argues that the core driving force behind the current conflict in South Sudan can be found not in ethnicity, the "resource curse" or power struggle, but in a set of destructive relationships that have fueled violence and oppression in the country for the better part of a century. This cyclical leadership process has entrapped the country in an increasingly destructive and contradictory nation-building process that continues to spiral and disintegrate.
LC Classification Number
DT159.9295.T47 2022
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