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100 1  Vertin, Zach,|eauthor. 
245 12 A rope from the sky :|bthe making and unmaking of the 
       world's newest state /|cZach Vertin. 
250    First Pegasus books edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPegasus Books,|c2019. 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    xxv, 497 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ;|c24 
       cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Map on lining papers. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-486) and 
       index. 
505 0  Part I: The making of South Sudan. Boomtown ; A damp hell 
       ; War, peace, and the Americans ; "Saving" Darfur ; The 
       accidental president ; Rebel with a PhD ; It isn't yet ; A
       turbulent union ; A very greedy boy ; Drinking the milk ; 
       A messy divorce ; Inception -- Part II: The unmaking. The 
       nuclear option ; Waldorf Astoria ; Rocking the boat ; War 
       ; Alarm -- Part III. Picking up the pieces. Tipping point 
       ; Business as usual ; From the bush to the palace ; Houses
       divided ; Love lost ; Koang's dilemma -- Epilogue. 
520    The birth of South Sudan was celebrated the world round--a
       triumph for global justice and the end of one of the 
       world's most devastating wars. The Republic's historic 
       independence was acclaimed not only by its long-oppressed 
       people, but by three U.S. presidents and the legions of 
       Americans who championed their cause. But the celebration 
       would not last; South Sudan's freedom-fighters soon 
       plunged their new nation back into chaos, shattering the 
       promise of liberation and exposing the hubris of their 
       American backers. Drawing on extraordinary personal 
       stories of identity, liberation, and survival, A Rope from
       the Sky tells an epic story of paradise won and then lost.
       Zach Vertin's firsthand accounts from deadly war zones to 
       the halls of Washington power bring readers on an 
       extraordinary journey into the rise and fall of the 
       world's newest state. South Sudan's untold story is a 
       unique episode in global history--an unprecedented 
       experiment in international state-building, and a 
       cautionary tale. Where Team of Rivals meets The Last King 
       of Scotland, this gripping narrative follows an unlikely 
       cast of liberators as they crusade from the bush to the 
       palace and back. Long darlings of the West, South Sudan's 
       guerillas were backed by an unprecedented coalition of 
       Democrats and Republicans, ideologues and activists, 
       evangelical Christians and Hollywood celebrities. This 
       zealous alliance helped deliver an oppressed people from 
       tyranny, only to watch in horror as their chosen heroes 
       then turned their guns on each other. A Rope from the Sky 
       is propelled by characters both inspired and ordinary -- 
       their aspirations are matched by insecurities, their sins 
       by courage and kindness. It is first a story of hope, 
       power, greed, compassion, and conscience-shocking violence
       from the world's most neglected patch of territory. But it
       is also a story about the best and worst of America -- 
       both our big-hearted ideals and our difficult reckoning 
       with the limits of American power amid a world in 
       disarray. From moonlit battlefields and glitzy hotel 
       ballrooms to the emerald green marshes of the Nile, A Rope
       from the Sky is brilliant and breathtaking, a modern-day 
       Greek tragedy that will challenge our perspectives on 
       global politics. 
647  7 Sudanese Civil War|c(Sudan :|d1983-2005)|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01352323 
648  7 2000-2099|2fast 
650  7 Diplomatic relations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01907412 
650  7 Peace.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01055758 
650  7 Politics and government.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919741 
651  0 South Sudan|xHistory|y21st century. 
651  0 South Sudan|xPolitics and government|y21st century. 
651  0 Sudan|xHistory|yCivil War, 1983-2005|xPeace. 
651  0 United States|xForeign relations|zSouth Sudan. 
651  0 South Sudan|xForeign relations|zUnited States. 
651  7 South Sudan.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01773109 
651  7 Sudan.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204591 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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