{"product_id":"south-sudan-douglas-h-johnson-9780821422427","title":"South Sudan: A New History for a New Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrica's newest nation has a long history. Often considered remote and isolated from the rest of Africa, and usually associated with the violence of slavery and civil war, South Sudan has been an arena for a complex mixing of peoples, languages, and beliefs. The nation's diversity is both its strength and a challenge as its people attempt to overcome the legacy of decades of war to build a new economic, political, and national future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost recent studies of South Sudan's history have a foreshortened sense of the past, focusing on current political issues, the recently ended civil war, or the ongoing conflicts within the country and along its border with Sudan. This brief but substantial overview of South Sudan's longue dur馥, by one of the world's foremost experts on the region, answers the need for a current, accessible book on this important country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on recent advances in the archaeology of the Nile Valley, new fieldwork as well as classic ethnography, and local and foreign archives, Johnson recovers South Sudan's place in African history and challenges the stereotypes imposed on its peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas H. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821422421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821422427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Douglas H. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986733138175,"sku":"9780821422427","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31670a18-191a-4284-9e2a-ad691c2b07a9.jpg?v=1683284877","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-sudan-douglas-h-johnson-9780821422427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}