Title: Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know
Author(s): Andrew S. Natsios
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: March 23rd 2012  (March 23, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199764190
ISBN-13: 9780199764198

Book Description
For thirty years Sudan has been a country in crisis, wracked by near-constant warfare between the north and the south. But on July 9, 2011, South Sudan became an independent nation. As Sudan once again finds itself the focus of international attention, former special envoy to Sudan and director of USAID Andrew Natsios provides a timely introduction to the country at this pivotal moment in its history. Focusing on the events of the last 25 years, Natsios sheds light on the origins of the conflict between northern and southern Sudan and the complicated politics of this volatile nation. He gives readers a first-hand view of Sudan's past as well as an honest appraisal of its future. In the wake of South Sudan's independence, Natsios explores the tensions that remain on both sides. Issues of citizenship, security, oil management, and wealth-sharing all remain unresolved. Human rights issues, particularly surrounding the ongoing violence in Darfur, likewise still clamor for solutions. Informative and accessible, this book introduces readers to the most central issues facing Sudan as it stands on the brink of historic change.

Title: South Sudan
Author(s):  Sam Childers
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Publication date: August 1st 2012
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600147658
ISBN-13: 9781600147654

Book Description
After decades of war, South Sudan became an independent country in 2011. Though its people face struggles as they build their new nation, they do have reason for national pride. Their country contains Bandingilo National Park, which hosts one of the largest annual animal migrations. This title describes the birth of South Sudan and its efforts to create a national identity.

Title:  Politics of Liberation in South Sudan, T
Author(s): Douglas H. Johnson
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Fountain Books
Publication date: January 1st 1996
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9970021028
ISBN-13: 9789970021024

Book Description
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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An edited collection of new research and analysis by a selection of authors—both from Sudan and abroad—this narrative outlines the experiences and contributions of the remarkable women who guided South Sudan in its path to freedom. By telling the stories of many brave women through firsthand accounts, it highlights some of the tremendous challenges related to gender issues in South Sudan today; challenges such as a lack of access to education, high rates of gender-based violence, the prevalence of highly patriarchal traditions and customs, and poor health-care services resulting in the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Informative and hopeful, this book aspires to contribute to the creation of a policy framework that is in line with the vision of a democratic and peaceful South Sudan.

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From 1983 to 2005, more than two million Sudanese lives were lost in southern Sudan in a quest for civil rights and independence. Author Agok Manyang was one of the lucky ones; he lived and eventually made his way to the United States. In The Phoenix of South Sudan he narrates his story of flight and survival.
In 1987, when Manyang was just ten years old, war came to his small village of Bor, and for the next fourteen years, he and other children flirted with death, with fear as a ...

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In January 2011, South Sudan held a referendum to decide between unity or independence from the central government of Sudan as called for by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the country's decades-long civil war in 2005. According to the South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC), 98.8% of the votes cast were in favor of separation. In February 2011, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir officially accepted the referendum result, as did the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union, the United ...

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As part of the Country Status Report series, this book provides a comprehensive review of the status of education in post-conflict South Sudan. It is a result of collaborative work between MOE, key education stakeholders in South Sudan, and the World Bank. The aim is to contribute to the development of a shared vision for the future of the education system between government, citizens, and partners of the new South Sudan. ...

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The region known as South Sudan is an area of the Sudan comprising former Bahr al-Ghazal, Equatoria, and Upper Nile provinces, which are now divided into ten states. This region has been the scene of some of the most devastating civil wars that Africa has ever witnessed. These civil wars have been fought between the successive governments of Khartoum and the marginalized citizens of the region and have resulted in the death of millions. South Sudan: A Legitimate Struggle chronicles the reasons why the South Sudanese ...

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This book was co-authored by two prominent researchers in South Sudan/Jonglei State-James Nyok Deng & John Kon Kelei. The aim of the research was to compare the way in which the courts applies customary laws in both statutory court and bench court in Jonglei State. The two authors works fulltime as Law Lecturers, faculty of law, at Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology in South Sudan. ...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. "South Sudan Oyee!" is the proposed national anthem of Southern Sudan. The anthem was selected by the South Sudan National Anthem Committee following the launch of a competition to find a national anthem in August 2010, a few months prior to the independence referendum scheduled to take place during January 2011. The committee received 49 entries for the anthem for which the working title was "Land of Cush". The music for ...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The South Sudan Liberation Movement (SSLM) is an armed group that operates in the Upper Nile Region in southern Sudan. The group's creation was announced in November 1999 by people of the Nuer ethnicity who were in both the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the government-allied South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) gathered in Waat. The SSLM was declared to be unaligned in the Second Sudanese Civil War, then ...