Hawks and Doves in Sudan's Armed Conflict: Al-Hakkamat Baggara Women of Darfur
(Part of the Eastern Africa Series)
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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"
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