{"product_id":"splm-spla-inside-an-african-revolution","title":"Splm\/Spla: Inside an African Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the fourth edition of this book. The previous editions were in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2001, 2009 and 2011. The book has been in high demand in Sudan(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand East Africa but its exposure to readers beyond this geographical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earea was limited due to the scope of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is prompted by two considerations. First, there is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epressing need to get it to more readers across the globe. Second, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecurrent state of turmoil in the new state, South Sudan, has left many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epundits wondering as to what went wrong in a country that was full\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof hope and promise when it was declared independent in July 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not claim to provide all the answers but it has clearly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshown that the state of political disorganization of the SPLM\/A, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eruling party, since its inception was a disaster in the waiting. Perhaps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe readers may want to refresh their memories by going through the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earguments put forward in that direction more than 16 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs always, I am grateful to all who advised me to republish the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook and also to those who helped me in any way to prepare it for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epublication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Lam Akol, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddis Ababa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust, 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Africa World Books Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331316420882,"sku":"9780987614162","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85f09a9b-ea1f-4777-a01b-f40fb6ffbc80.jpg?v=1727813422","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/splm-spla-inside-an-african-revolution","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}