Winner of the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1998. The jury cited the book as "a pioneering text, the most important book to have appeared to date about the struggle for African national liberation in the Sudan. It is a first-class inside story of the history of the civil war of the past fifteen years, told with passion and commitment. Its stature, ringing significance and contribution to knowledge make it a powerful and unique book." The process of liberation in south Sudan has been rocky since 1955. Successive governments in Khartoum have broken promises and agreements relating to governance of the south, and the northern establishment has manipulated the situation to perpetuate northern hegemony, and to speed up the process of Islamisation in the south. This study from an activist in the politics of liberation in the south addresses relevant issues such as the objectives of the armed struggle, and the reasons for so long a struggle; the contradictions of the political leaders in the south; the repercussions of the Nasir coup of 1991, and the prospects for the SPLM/A struggle.
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I found this book years ago in a Nairobi bookstore when I was the Sudan researcher for a human rights organization and after I read it I made it my business to hunt down the author and tell him how enormously useful this was to me. It fills in the usually hidden history inside the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), the long-lived rebel group initially inspired by leftist politics which soon veered toward nationalism against the repressive dictatorial Islamist regime in Khartoum. It is an honest and serious insider's story that few, mid-way through the struggle, would admit to. The edition I read was written in about 1995, and I don't know if it has been updated, but it is well worth having and reading for those concerned about and interested in southern Sudan. I believe this book won a prize for the best nonfiction written by an African author in that year; it was also published by a regional publisher in Uganda. It stands out among outsiders'and idealized whitewashes of the rebel movement. Highly recommended.
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Politics of Liberation in South Sudan An Insider's view,
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I would like to have this book. I will be gratefull if you could find it for me. Author: peter adwok, Title: Politics of Liberation in South Sudan An Insider's view, Keywords: ASIN 9970021028
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