South Sudan
On Saturday 9th July, South Sudan celebrated its first day as an independent nation, ending an interminable fifty-year civil war with the north. Speaking in front of thousands of jubilant citizens, and hundreds of waving flags, South Sudan President Salva Kiir said: "The eyes of the world are now on us."
Over the years, I.B. Tauris has published many books that deal with the complexities of Sudan. From photography to politics, memoir to geography; below are two books that provide a greater understanding of this part of the world.
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Darfur and the International Community: The Challenges of Conflict Resolution in Sudan
Richard Barltrop
The Darfur conflict has presented the international community with a number of challenges. How can the fighting be stopped in Darfur? What can be done to save lives and help the two million people displaced by the conflict? And how to help bring about peace, whilst ensuring that the peace agreement for the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983 - 2005) is implemented? Drawing on original research, and tracing the history of international responses to the conflicts in Sudan, Richard Barltrop investigates what has determined the outcomes of international mediation and relief in Sudan. In the process, he shows that Darfur must be seen within the wider context of conflict in Sudan, and that lessons should be drawn both for Sudan and for the effective practice of conflict resolution.
Foreign Aid and Landmine Clearance: Governance, Politics and Security in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan
Matthew Bolton
In the decade since the signing of the Ottawa Treaty, which banned the production and use of anti-personnel mines, governments have spent over $3 billion on clearing up and mitigating the security threat of mines, cluster munitions and other unexploded ordnance in the world's current and former war zones. However, this flow of cash into regions dominated by violent social structures raises numerous political issues. Through detailed archival and field research, this book explores the politics behind the allocation and implementation of foreign aid by the US and Norway for demining in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan. It is an essential resource for practitioners and policymakers working in the field of landmine clearance and for students and researchers of Development Studies and post-war reconstruction.
A comprehensive list of our Sudan related titles are available here .
Also on I.B. Tauris online:
'Memorializing the Holocaust'
– Janet Jacobs, author of Memorializing the Holocaust: Gender, Genocide and Collective Memory, discusses the memorials and monuments to the Holocaust at Ravensbrück, Germany.
'The Dolman Prize'
– Spirit of the Phoenix by Tim Llewellyn has been longlisted for the Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2011.
'The Last Storytellers'
– Richard Hamilton discusses the ancient stories of Marrakech and meeting the last of Morocco's dwindling storytellers.