Conflict in the Nuba Mountains: From Genocide-by-Attrition to the Contemporary Crisis in Sudan

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the embattled Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, where the Government of Sudan committed "genocide by attrition" in the early 1990s and where violent conflict reignited again in 2011. A range of contributors – scholars, journalists, and activists – trace the genesis of the crisis from colonial era neglect to institutionalized insecurity, emphasizing the failure of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement to address the political and social concerns of the Nuba people. This volume is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the nuances of the contemporary crisis in the Nuba Mountains and explore its potential solutions.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; Part One: The Nuba Mountains: Late 1980s-1990s; 1. The Genesis of the Crisis: Sudanese Civil War – Alex de Waal; 2. Genocide by Attrition in the Nuba Mountains – Samuel Totten; 3. The International Media’s Response – Amanda Grzyb; 4. The International Response – Julie Flint; 5. The Problem of Impunity – Hannibal Travis; Part Two: The Genesis of the New Outbreak of Violence in the Nuba Mountains in 2011; 6. The Nuba Mountains and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement — John Hubbel Weiss; 7. The Contested Election of Ahmed Haroun as Governor of South Kordofan -- Jon Temin; 8. The Outbreak of New Violence, Mass Malnutrition and Starvation — Samuel Totten; 9. Interview with Ryan Boyette: Only U.S. Citizen to Remain in the Nuba Mountains Throughout the Aerial and Ground Attacks — Samuel Totten; 10. The International Media’s Response — Samuel Totten and Amanda Grzyb; 11. The International Community’s Response — Eric Reeves; Part Three: Where To? What Now?; 12. Cycles of Discontent, Cycles of Violence: Is Amelioration Possible? -- A Discussion Among Experts in the Field

About the Author :
Samuel Totten is a scholar of genocide studies at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is the author and editor of multiple books about genocide, including Genocide by Attrition: The Nuba Mountains, Sudan and Centuries of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts. Amanda F. Grzyb is associate professor of Information and Media Studies at Western University (Canada), where her teaching and research focuses on Holocaust and genocide studies, social movements, homelessness, and media and the public interest.

Review :
"Not all injustices get the attention they deserve. It's been the fate of the Nuba people to be both attacked mercilessly and ignored by the outside world. This book will introduce readers to a catastrophe that deserves to be widely known and for which a solution is desperately needed. I congratulate the editors, the contributors (including, refreshingly, Sudanese themselves), and the publishers."-Gerald Caplan, Ph.D. Author of Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide. "This is an outstanding work that directs our attention to the situation in the Nuba Mountains, seemingly a permanent resident on lists of neglected crises around the world. Collectively, the contributors ably situate the conflict within its historical context, describing a cycle of political marginalization, rebellion, and genocidal response that continues to this day."-David Simon, Yale University, USA.