Hawks and Doves in Sudan's Armed Conflict: Al-Hakkamat Baggara Women of Darfur - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Suad M. E. MusaSeries:Eastern AfricaTheme:Cultural Region/African, Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:2020-10-16Pages:237
Languages:EnglishPublisher:James CurreyISBN-13:9781847012654ISBN-10:1847012655UPC:9781847012654Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, World, AfricaBook Topic:AfricanSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC7V3K0CKK
Analyses the involvement of the agro-pastoral al-Hakkamat Baggara women of Darfur in Sudan's recent civil wars and the implications of this for conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
WINNER OF THE 2019 AIDOO-SNYDER BOOK PRIZE Al-Hakkamat Baggara women hold an instrumental position in rural Sudan, wielding agency, social and political power. This book uncovers their significant, but widely overlooked, role during the war in Darfur from the 1970s to today's continuing conflict. The author examines the influence they exercised through composing and reciting poems and songs, informal speech and other symbolic acts, and analysestheir impact in the social and political domains. Challenging the pervasive portrayal of women as natural peacebuilders and their roles as passive and submissive, the author highlights how Sudan's state government co-opted al-Hakkamat Baggara women to lobby on its behalf, to rally for war and to advocate for peace. Understanding how they can contribute to the resolution and resettlement processes is vital to sustainable reconciliation and post-conflict transformation of the unstable state. Suad M.E. Musa (PhD) is a Freelance Consultant on gender and women's issues. She worked with the government of Sudan and with CSOs and INGOs in the Horn of Africa and Britain. She alsoworked as Assistant Professor of Sociology at Qatar University.
WINNER OF THE 2019 AIDOO-SNYDER BOOK PRIZE Al-Hakkamat Baggara women hold an instrumental position in rural Sudan, wielding agency, social and political power. This book uncovers their significant, but widely overlooked, role during the war in Darfur from the 1970s to today's continuing conflict. The author examines the influence they exercised through composing and reciting poems and songs, informal speech and other symbolic acts, and analysestheir impact in the social and political domains. Challenging the pervasive portrayal of women as natural peacebuilders and their roles as passive and submissive, the author highlights how Sudan's state government co-opted al-Hakkamat Baggara women to lobby on its behalf, to rally for war and to advocate for peace. Understanding how they can contribute to the resolution and resettlement processes is vital to sustainable reconciliation and post-conflict transformation of the unstable state. Suad M.E. Musa (PhD) is a Freelance Consultant on gender and women's issues. She worked with the government of Sudan and with CSOs and INGOs in the Horn of Africa and Britain. She alsoworked as Assistant Professor of Sociology at Qatar University.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:James CurreyISBN-13:9781847012654ISBN-10:1847012655UPC:9781847012654Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, World, AfricaBook Topic:AfricanSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC7V3K0CKK
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