| Sudan, Civil War and Terrorism, 1956-99 2000 Edition Contributor(s): O'Ballance, E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333801474 ISBN-13: 9780333801475 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - Political Science | World - African - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 962 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.01 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - African - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sudan, the largest country in Africa, became independent in 1956, to find it had a foot in both the Arab Muslim and the Black African camps. Almost immediately a sixteen year civil war began, ending with autonomy for the South, which devolved into chaos. A second southern revolution broke out in 1983 when the government introduced the Sharia law, which is still in progress, the impasse halted only by an uneasy cease-fire. Central governments have been mainly military dictatorships, plagued by plots, quarrels with adjacent countries, and involvement in international terrorism. |