Sudan, Civil War and Terrorism, 1956-99 [Hardcover]

Edgar O'Ballance (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 11, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0312233604 | ISBN-13: 978-0312233600

Sudan, the largest country in Africa, became independent in 1956, to find it had a foot in both Arab Muslim and the Black African camps. Almost immediately a 16-year civil war began, ending with autonomy for the South, which devolved into chaos. A second southern revolution broke out in 1983 when the government introduced the Sharia law, which is still in progress, the impasse halted only by an uneasy cease-fire. Central governments have been mainly military dictatorships, plagued by plots, quarrels with adjacent countries, and involvement in international terrorism.

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...should be on the bookshelf of anyone who follows the sad events in this ill-fated country.
-The Journal of Conflict Studies, Thomas P. Ofcansky

About the Author

Edgar O'Ballance is author of The Congo-Zaire Experience and Civil War in Lebanon.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (November 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312233604
• ISBN-13: 978-0312233600
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,161,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Shallow overview, January 21, 2002

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This review is from: Sudan, Civil War and Terrorism, 1956-99 (Hardcover)

O'Ballance's book reads like a very long newspaper account. Heavy on "who" "what" and "when", this text never offers the reader any explanation of "why" anything has happened in the Sudan. The civil war in the Sudan is a result of a number of forces, not the least of which are colonial rule, economic strains, and ethnic and religious tensions. O'Ballance's book does justice to none of these factors. Historians often get annoyed with journalists because they don't take history into account. This book is a prime example of that failing.