Hawks and Doves in Sudan's Armed Conflict: Al-Hakkamat Baggara Women of Darfur

by Suad M.E. Musa

Book Overview

Al-Hakkamat Baggara women hold an instrumental position in rural Sudan, wielding agency, social and political power. This book uncovers their significant, but widely overlooked, role during the war in Darfur from the 1970s to today's continuing conflict. The author examines the influence they exercised through composing and reciting poems and songs, informal speech and other symbolic acts, and analyses their impact in the social and political domains...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847011756
• ISBN13: 9781847011756
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"