Second-Generation Liberation Wars
Second-Generation Liberation Wars
The formation of post-colonial states in Africa, and the Middle East gave birth to prolonged separatist wars. Exploring the evolution of these separatist wars, Yaniv Voller examines the strategies that both governments and insurgents employed, how these strategies were shaped by the previous struggle against European colonialism and the practices and roles that emerged in the subsequent period, which moulded the identities, aims and strategies of post-colonial governments and separatist rebels. Based on a wealth of primary sources, Voller focuses on two post-colonial separatist wars; In Iraqi Kurdistan, between Kurdish separatists and the government in Baghdad, and Southern Sudan, between black African insurgents and the government in Khartoum. By providing an account of both conflicts, he offers a new understanding of colonialism, decolonisation and the international politics of the post-colonial world.
- Provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding post-colonial separatism, which brings together history and international politics
- Offers new insights into the politics of Iraq and Sudan and the history of liberation wars in Iraqi Kurdistan and South Sudan
- With a wealth of primary research, this will be of interest to scholars and researchers of Middle Eastern and African comparative politics, international relations and security studies
Reviews & endorsements
‘Illuminating and beautifully written, this book thoroughly recasts our understanding of how the legacies of armed struggles for liberation from colonial domination shape struggles for self-determination closer to our time. Voller shows how these anti-colonial rebellions created a reservoir of methods, practices and justifications that leaders of separatist movements in Sudan and Iraq embraced in their own campaigns against domination. Second-Generation Liberation Wars shows how the idea of liberation from colonial rule endures among contemporary separatists and shapes their struggles. Ultimately, Voller challenges many conventional understandings of the relationship between international politics, past and present, and armed rebellion.' William Reno, Northwestern University
‘By examining two case studies, Iraqi Kurdistan and Southern Sudan, the book contributes a new perspective on the topic of succession and separatist conflicts. With its extensive research, it is an important addition to the literature of post-colonial wars.’ Joseph Sassoon, Georgetown University
Product details
July 2024Paperback
9781009073042
285 pages
229 × 152 × 15 mm
0.387kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Practices, Roles, Colonialism and Decolonisation: Rethinking Post-Colonial Separatist Wars
- 2. The Historical and Ideational Context of Post-Colonial Liberation Wars
- 3. Post-colonial Governments and Counterinsurgency: The Return of Colonial Practices
- 4. Second-Generation Liberation Strategies
- 5. Transition in Liberation: From Guerrilla Fighting to State-Building
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
