DARFUR'S SORROW by M. W. Daly ( 9780521131872 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

DARFUR'S SORROW
THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF A HUMANITARIAN DISASTER

By:

M. W. Daly

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0521131871

ISBN 13:

9780521131872

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

24 May, 2010

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

398

Description:

The second edition of the first ever general history of Darfur, bringing the story up to date.

Synopsis:

Darfur's Sorrow is the first general history of Darfur to be published in any language. The book surveys events from before the founding of the Fur sultanate in the sixteenth century through the rise and establishment of the Fur state and its incorporation into the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1916. The narrative continues with detailed coverage of the brief but all-important colonial period (1916-1956) and Darfur's history as a neglected peripheral region since independence. The political, economic, environmental, and social factors that gave rise to the current humanitarian crisis are discussed in detail, as are the course of Darfur's rebellion, its brutal suppression by the Sudanese government, and the lawless brigands known as janjawid. The second edition of the book brings the story up to date and includes an analysis of attempts to save Darfur's embattled people and to bring an end to the fighting.

Illustrations:

19 b/w illus. 2 maps

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Cambridge University Press

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