TY - BOOK AU - Bassil,Noah R. TI - The post-colonial state and civil war in Sudan: the origins of conflict in Darfur T2 - International library of African studies SN - 9781780760858 AV - DT159.6.D27 B38 2015 U1 - 962.4043 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London, New York, New York PB - I.B. Tauris, Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan KW - Ethnic conflict KW - Sudan KW - Darfur KW - Failed states KW - History KW - Darfur Conflict, 2003- KW - Causes KW - Politics and government KW - 1956-1985 KW - 1985- KW - Darfur (Sudan) KW - Ethnic relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-256) and index; The national Islamic front and the immediate causes of conflict in Darfur -- Beyond mainstream representations of the conflict in Darfur : bringing the state back in -- The rise and demise of the Keira Sultanate and the formation of Sudan -- The construction of the colonial state in Sudan : tribalism, regionalism and race in colonial Sudan -- The failure of Sudanese post-colonial politics, 1956-69 : change in Darfur and the struggle for inclusion -- The collapse of the Sudanese state in Darfur : a prelude to war? -- The NIF and Darfur : the Islamist state project and the revolt of Darfur -- Conclusion : the crisis of the post-colonial state N2 - "The humanitarian crisis in Darfur, a consequence of the civil war and ongoing violence, has attracted significant international media attention. Here, Noah Bassil offers a re-conception of the conflict in Darfur by examining the origins and progression of the conflict through the broader issue of state failure in post-colonial Sudan. By moving away from a 'localised' view of the conflict, Bassil is able to demonstrate the extent to which the breakdown of social relations in Darfur is interconnected with the wider breakdown of Sudanese and post-colonial societies, offering an examination of the nexus between international, national and local forces. Through its coherent framework for understanding the causes of the civil war that erupted in the Darfur region in 2003, this book provides a unique examination of the conflict and the wider post-colonial situation, making it an important contribution to the fields of History, International Relations and Peace Studies."--Publisher's website UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431507-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431507-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431507-t.html ER -