{"product_id":"politics-of-ethnicity-and-governance-in-south-sudan-understanding-the-complexity-of-the-worlds-newest-country-9780987614179","title":"Politics of Ethnicity and Governance in South Sudan: Understanding the complexity of the World's newest Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbstract\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis little book documents the brief history of contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Sudanese politics within the context of the 22 years of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe second war of liberation. A portion of it explores 17 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the first Sudanese civil war that ended in 1972 through the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddis-Abba Agreement. The book has made the meaningful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanalysis of the governance after the birth of the World's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enewest Republic (South Sudan). It is divided into seven major\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echapters. Each chapter addresses the unique context of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Sudanese political, civil, religious and military life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter one introduces the book in its etymological context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the reader and chapter two narrates on ethnic groupings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein South Sudan. Chapter three explores the significant roles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplayed by ethnic groups during the war of liberation in South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSudan and beyond. This chapter appreciates positive contributions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emade by various ethnic groups in supporting the war\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eefforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn chapter four, the author teased the negative politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erendered in ethnic context and explained how that negativity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresulted in bloodshed of innocent civilians. In this chapter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome theories that have aided negative ethnic politics in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecountry have been discussed. Chapter five addresses religious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esignificance and explores its negative role in fueling conflicts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand feuds in South Sudan and elsewhere in the world. A significant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epart of this chapter is dedicated to the discussion of South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSudan as a failed state in chapter six; and as a country born in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe 21st century, many analysts have argued that South Sudan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003exv\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Africa World Books Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987614179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.31d","brand":"John Adoor Deng","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085506900149,"sku":"9780987614179","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_172b4bc2-e74b-4b6e-a3eb-c4141367d10f.jpg?v=1765294373","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/politics-of-ethnicity-and-governance-in-south-sudan-understanding-the-complexity-of-the-worlds-newest-country-9780987614179","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}