South Sudan's Civil War - 9781786993748

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

South Sudan's Civil WarViolence, Insurgency and Failed Peacemaking\nAuthor(s): John Young\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Zed Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781786993748, 978-1786993748\nSynopsis\nA mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the countrys succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book-length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but critical relationship with the rebel SPLM-IO leadership to reveal the true dynamics of the conflict, and exposes how the South Sudanese state was in crisis long before the outbreak of war.\n\nWith insider knowledge of the histories and motivations of the rebellions chief protagonists, Young argues considerable responsibility for the present state of South Su.