Darfur : A Short History of a Long War

by Julie Flint and Alex de Waal

• ISBN13: 9781842776964
• ISBN10: 1842776967
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2006-03-03
• Publisher: Zed Books

Summary

This book details the history of Darfur, its conflicts, and the designs on the region by the governments in Khartoum and Tripoli. It investigates the identity of the infamous "Janjawiid" militia and the nature of the insurrection, charts the unfolding crisis and the international response, and concludes by asking what the future holds in store.

Author Biography

Julie Flint is an award-winning journalist and film-maker. Alex de Waal is a fellow of the Global Equity Initiative, Harvard; Director of the Social Science Research Council program on AIDS and social transformation; and a director of Justice Africa in London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Maps	x
Preface	xii
The People of Darfur	1	(16)
Dor Village	3	(5)
A History of Statehood and Ethnicity	8	(2)
Islam in Darfur	10	(2)
Becoming Sudanese	12	(5)
The Sudan Government	17	(16)
Sudan's Islamic Revolution	18	(6)
Counterinsurgency on the Cheap	24	(2)
Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, `Hero of Sudan'	26	(7)
The Janjawiid	33	(33)
Musa Hilal, A Big Sheikh	36	(5)
Roots of the Northern Janjawiid	41	(5)
The Death of the Old Order	46	(3)
The Arab Gathering	49	(8)
The Masalit War: `The beginning of the organization of the Janjawiid'	57	(4)
From Aamo to Misteriha	61	(5)
The Rebels	66	(31)
The Fur Resistance	70	(3)
The Zaghawa Link	73	(3)
When Did the Insurrection Begin?	76	(5)
Looking for Friends	81	(4)
Search for a Cohesive Leadership	85	(3)
The Justice and Equality Movement	88	(4)
From The Black Book to Guerrilla Operations	92	(5)
The War	97	(21)
`The planes are ashes'	99	(2)
Unleashing the Janjawiid	101	(5)
Bombing Darfur	106	(5)
Creating Famine	111	(4)
Keeping the Secret	115	(3)
Endgame	118	(17)
Forward to the Past	122	(4)
The UN and the Genocide Question	126	(9)
Chronology	135	(3)
Glossary	138	(2)
Notes	140	(7)
Bibliography	147	(3)
Index	150