The Child Soldiers of Africa's Red Army: The Role of Social Process and Routinised Violence in South Sudan's...

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Carol Berger (University of Oxford, UK)

The Child Soldiers of Africa's Red Army

The Role of Social Process and Routinised Violence in South Sudan's Military

Carol Berger (University of Oxford, UK)

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Research methods: general; Regional studies; Society & culture: general; Sociology; Anthropology

Series: On Edge: Ethnographies and Theories of Threshold Phenomena

This book examines the role of social process and routinised violence in the use of underaged soldiers in the country now known as South Sudan during the twenty-one-year civil war between Sudan’s northern and southern regions. Drawing on accounts of South Sudanese who as children and teenagers were part of the Red Army—the youth wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)—the book sheds light on the organised nature of the exploitation of children and youth by senior adult figures within the movement. The book also includes interviews with several of the original Red Army commanders, all of whom went on to hold senior positions within the military and government of South Sudan. The author chronicles the cultural transformation experienced by members of the Red Army and considers whether an analysis of the processes involved in what was then Africa’s longest civil war can aid our understanding of South Sudan’s more recent descent into ethnicised conflict. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology, and political science with interests in ethnography, conflict, and the military exploitation of children.

By: Carol Berger (University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367742614
ISBN 10: 0367742616
Series: On Edge: Ethnographies and Theories of Threshold Phenomena
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The Use of Child Soldiers in South Sudan 2. Building the Red Army 3. The Red Army in Cuba: Plantation Labourers and ‘Vanguard’ of the SPLA 4. Nightshift at the Slaughterhouse 5. The ‘Cubans’ 6. Post-war Status of Red Army Veterans 7. Mathiang Anyoor: The ‘Third Wave’ of Child Soldiers

Carol Berger is a Commonwealth Scholar and the holder of a DPhil in Anthropology from the University of Oxford. She is a former foreign correspondent, reporting from the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, and has conducted research and analysis for the UN Mission in South Sudan.