Conflict And Politics Of Identity In Sudan

by Idris, Amir

• ISBN13: 9781403969392
• ISBN10: 1403969396
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-20
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book explores the relationship between the process of state formation and political identities in the context of Sudan's conflict. It examines conflict and politics of identity in the Sudan. It argues that neither race, nor culture is at the center of the Sudan's tragedy. Instead, it is the racialized postcolonial state that imposed a single vision of nation through the policy of Arabization and Islamization. Idris examines how an ideology of hierarchy was historically constructed and politically institutionalized in the Sudan, acknowledging the centrality of the historical legacy of slavery and colonialism in the crisis of postcolonial citizenship in the Sudan.

Author Biography

Amir Idris is an Assistant Professor of African Studies at Fordham University.

Table of Contents

Map of the Sudan	vi
Abbreviations and Acronyms	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
Reconceptualizing History, Identity, and Conflict	9	(14)
Slavery, Colonialism, and State Formation in the Sudan	23	(20)
Nationalism, State, and Identity Politics	43	(14)
Exile, Identity, and Political Reform	57	(20)
The Crisis in Darfur and the North--South Peace Process	77	(16)
Beyond ``Race'' and ``Ethnicity'': Toward a Transformative Discourse for Democratic Citizenship	93	(16)
Conclusion	109	(4)
Notes	113	(14)
Bibliography	127	(12)
Index	139