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Scramble for Africa : Darfur-intervention and the USA
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Scramble for Africa : Darfur-intervention and the USA

Author: Kevin Funk; Steven Fake
Publisher: Montreal : Black Rose Books, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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The Scramble for Africa analyzes the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur and the activist movements surrounding it, thereby taking on both the US government and the Save Darfur coalition alike. The authors present the basic information on the political and military aspects of the conflict, examine the options, and suggest ways forward, always with a concern for the broader international implications and for the  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Funk, Kevin.
Scramble for Africa.
Montreal ; New York : Black Rose Books, c2009
(OCoLC)647484299
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kevin Funk; Steven Fake
ISBN: 9781551643236 1551643235 9781551643229 1551643227
OCLC Number: 216936784
Description: xl, 301 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
A snapshot of the conflict --
A brief history of Western relations with Sudan --
Adversary or ally? Current relations between Washington and Khartoum --
US interest in Sudan and the African continent --
The doctrine of humanitarian intervention - the mice would be disciplined, but the lions would be free --
UN peacekeeping in Darfur --
Darfur activism - aiding the victims or the superpower? --
Conclusion.
Other Titles: Darfur-intervention and the USA
Responsibility: Kevin Funk & Steven Fake.

Abstract:

The Scramble for Africa analyzes the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur and the activist movements surrounding it, thereby taking on both the US government and the Save Darfur coalition alike. The authors present the basic information on the political and military aspects of the conflict, examine the options, and suggest ways forward, always with a concern for the broader international implications and for the hundreds of thousands of victims. This meticulously researched work gives the history of Sudan-especially the Darfur region-in relation to US and Western objectives, discussing, at length, the immensely harmful role the United States played in Sudan in the 1970s and 1980s through Washington's support of repressive regimes in Khartoum. Alongside this, some of the more dubious aspects of the Save Darfur movement in the United States is examined, such as the sidelining of Muslim and Sudanese voices, the lobbying for questionable goals, and the perceived support of the Bush administration's policy objectives. Finally, the authors also assess the analysis presented of the Darfur conflict by those on the radical Left and evaluate the merits of their opposition to the use of UN peacekeepers on anti-imperial grounds.

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