This book provides the most comprehensive, balanced, and nuanced account yet published of the Darfur conflict's roots and the contemporary realities that shape the experiences of those living in the region.

Salah M. Hassan is Goldwin Smith Professor and Director of the Africana Studies and Research Center and professor of African and African Diaspora art history and visual culture, Department of History of Art and Visual Culture, Cornell University. Carina E. Ray is Assistant Professor of African and Black Atlantic History, History Department, Fordham University, and a monthly columnist for New African magazine. Andreas Eshete is Professor of Law and Philosophy, UNESCO Chair for Human Rights and Democracy, and President of Addis Ababa University.