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| Contents |
pt. 1. The cycle of democratic and military rule. Map of Sudan ; The "revolution of national salvation" ; From promise to decline ; America and Sudan -- pt. 2. The democracy of Sadiq al-Mahdi: internal politics and the economy. Sadiq assumes power ; The faltering economy -- pt. 3. America and Sudanese democracy. U.S. aims and U.S. aid ; A fresh start between the United States and Sadiq -- pt. 4. The civil war in southern Sudan. Origins of the conflict ; The war reignites in 1983 -- pt. 5. Sadiq and the war. Sadiq attempts to engage the rebels ; The army and democracy ; Sadiq resumes peace feelers ; War invades the north ; Negotiations for an ICRC airlift -- pt. 6. Paralysis of domestic politics and economic reform. Khartoum procrastinates on economic reform ; Musical-chairs coalition government -- pt. 7. The final agony of Sudanese democracy. A last, best chance for peace? ; Famine and U.S. politics ; The creeping coup ; Operation lifeline Sudan ; Sadiq's final round -- pt. 8. Sadiq's foreign policy. The perils of nonalignment ; Sudan and Libya ; Courting Iran and Iraq ; Conclusions: the final reckoning. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-262) and index. |
| LCCN | 98054870 |
| ISBN | 0813016711 (alk. paper) |
