ID - 47081226 TI - South Sudan's civil war : violence, insurgency and failed peacemaking PY - 2019 SN - 9781786993755 9781786993748 1786993759 1786993740 PB - London Zed DB - UniCat KW - Politics KW - History KW - South Sudan KW - Politics and government. KW - Since 2011 KW - South Sudan. KW - History. KW - Politics and government KW - SOUTH SUDAN--HISTORY KW - SOUTH SUDAN--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:47081226 AB - A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country's succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. The author 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. With insider knowledge of the histories and motivations of the rebellion's chief protagonists, the author argues considerable responsibility for the present state of South Sudan must be laid at the door of the US-led peace process. Linking the role of the international community with the country's opposition politics, this book is an essential guide to the causes and consequences of the violence that has engulfed one of Africa's most troubled nations,. ER -