Originally published in 2005; revised and updated edition published in 2007.

Independent Darfur: land, people, history -- Darfur and Khartoum (1916-1985): an unhappy relationship -- From marginalization to revolt: manipulated "Arabism" and "racial" anarchy (1985-2003) -- Fear at the centre: form counter-insurgency to quasi-genocide (2003-2005) -- The world and the Darfur crisis -- Death on the installment plan.