'Justin D. Leach's book has been written at a very opportune moment. Following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 South Sudan had the right of a referendum on its future which took place in January 2011 and resulted in an overwhelming call for separation. In July of the same year the independence of The Republic of South Sudan took place ... Read moreamidst much celebration. Leach has written a comprehensive study of the processes by which decades of war in southern Sudan led eventually to this separation. His work successfully combines a narrative of events with a sophisticated analysis of the character of Sudan's politics for the whole of those years of conflict.' Peter Woodward, Professor Emeritus, University of Reading. 'This comparative analysis of the 1972 and 2005 peace accords in Sudan both provides important insights into key events in Sudanese history and gives a significant framework for understanding contemporary post-agreement developments in the two Sudans. Justin D. Leach's effective conceptialization of types of conflict resolution makes his study important for all who are interested in ways of resolving civil wars in post-colonial states.' John Voll, Professor of Islamic History, Georgetown University, Washington DC 'War and Politics in Sudan is a uniquely remarkable book, insightful, theoretically well grounded and intellectually stimulating. As the Peace Agreements (1972 and 2005) attest, the complexities of Sudan's multiple and interconnected conflicts are due to the ambiguities of the country's identity configuration which cannot be easily resolved by unionist or separatist models. Justin Leach has produced a book that will remain an indispensable resource for many years to come.' Francis M. Deng, Former Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities and the Director of the Sudan Peace Support Project at the United States Institute of Peace. Show Less