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Selected Books @ Cornell
- Africa’s Thirty Years War: Libya, Chad and the Sudan (1963-1993) byCall Number: Olin Library DT546.48 .B87x 1999This book looks into the civil war in Chad during the 1960s which pitted the Muslims in the north and center against the African Christian politicians from southern Chad. During this struggle, many Muslim rebels sought safety in Sudan, whose government supported the overthrow of the Tombalbaye government in Chad. Burr and Collins provide many resources which give a sharp picture of the tragedy which took place during this war.
- Darfur the Long Road to Disaster byCall Number: Africana Library DT546.48 .B87 2006In this book the authors have updated their original 1999 book titled, Africa’s Thirty Years War: Libya, Chad and the Sudan. This new edition with a new title includes additional chapters which attempt to explain the genocide that has taken place in Darfur.
- War of Visions: Conflict of Identities in the Sudan byCall Number: Olin Library DT157.5 .D45x 1995This book provides insight into the conflict in Sudan between the Arab-Islamic in the North, and the indigenous African race of the South. In part, the author addresses Sudan's racial, cultural, and religious identity issues, as it relates to Sudan’s civil war since its independence in 1956.
- War in Darfur and the Search for Peace byCall Number: Africana Library DT159.6.D27 W37 2007War in Darfur and the Search for Peace is a collection of essays by foremost Sudanese and international scholars on Darfur. This book is broken into two parts which attempts to provide an overview on the crisis, and offers both historical and contemporary research on Darfur. Part one offers an examination on the causes of the civil war and makes a connection with the political developments in Chad. Part two looks into the international efforts to attain peace in Darfur.
- Darfur: A Short History of a Long War byCall Number: Olin Library DT157.673 .F58 2005This book provides an explanation of the political and human rights crisis in Darfur. It gives a short history of the region, and traces the origins, organization and ideology of the Janjawiid and other rebel groups. It also discusses the history and ethnic identity of Darfur, and provides an anayses of the Sudanese government and outside agencies like the African Union, and the United Nations.
- Darfur: A New History of a Long War byCall Number: Olin Library DT157.673 .F58 2008This book is an expanded edition of the book A Short History of a Long War. Within this publication the authors traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and rebel groups. It also analyses the brutal response of the Sudanese government. The authors investigate the resopnses by the African Union and the international community, including the halting peace talks and the attempts at civilian protection. Flint and de Waal provide and authoritative and compelling account of contemporary Africa’s most controversial conflict.
- Sudan: The Elusive Quest for Peace byCall Number: Olin Library DT157.672 .I94 2006This book looks into the political situation in Sudan, and discuses the history of the Afro-Arab Islamic Sultanante, tribal and ethnic identities, exclusionary politics, relations with the central government, key parties in the conflict, conflict resolution and the Abuja peace agreement.
- The Root Causes of Sudan’s Civil Wars byCall Number: Olin Library DT157.67 .J64 2004In this book Douglas Johnson looks into the historical, political, economic and social reasons in trying to give understanding of the causes of Sudan’s civil wars. He reports that since Sudan first gained it independence in the last 1950s, there have been a series of long, recurring, and bloody civil wars.
- Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan byCall Number: Africana Library DT159.6.D27 D38 2007The situation in the Darfur region of Sudan is desperate. The spread of violence, rape and hate-fuelled killings across the border into Chad is the latest atrocity in the horrific series of events. This book is a gripping and stunning call-to-arms in aid of the people of Darfur, and covers three periods in the Sudan crisis.