{"product_id":"saviors-and-survivors-darfur-politics-and-the-war-on-terror-paperback","title":"Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahmood Mamdani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eGood Muslim, Bad Muslim \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an important book, unlike any other, that looks at\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe crisis in Darfur within the context of the history of Sudan and examines the world's response to that crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSaviors and Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e, Mahmood Mamdani explains how the conflict in Darfur began as a civil war (1987--89) between nomadic and peasant tribes over fertile land in the south, triggered by a severe drought that had expanded the Sahara Desert by more than sixty miles in forty years; how British colonial officials had artificially tribalized Darfur, dividing its population into \"native\" and \"settler\" tribes and creating homelands for the former at the expense of the latter; how the war intensified in the 1990s when the Sudanese government tried unsuccessfully to address the problem by creating homelands for tribes without any. The involvement of opposition parties gave rise in 2003 to two rebel movements, leading to a brutal insurgency and a horrific counterinsurgency-but not to genocide, as the West has declared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMamdani also explains how the Cold War exacerbated the twenty-year civil war in neighboring Chad, creating a confrontation between Libya's Muammar al-Qaddafi (with Soviet support) and the Reagan administration (allied with France and Israel) that spilled over into Darfur and militarized the fighting. By 2003, the war involved national, regional, and global forces, including the powerful Western lobby, who now saw it as part of the War on Terror and called for a military invasion dressed up as \"humanitarian intervention.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncisive and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eSaviors and Survivors \u003c\/i\u003ewill radically alter our understanding of the crisis in Darfur.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahmood Mamdani\u003c\/b\u003e is Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a member of the departments of anthropology; political science; and Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures (MEALAC) at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eGood Muslim, Bad Muslim; Citizen and Subject; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Victims Become Killers\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from Uganda, he now divides his time between Kampala and New York, where he lives with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978269425965,"sku":"9780385525961","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/AOrnP1X0PZ9780385525961.webp?v=1775801370","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/saviors-and-survivors-darfur-politics-and-the-war-on-terror-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}