Introduction: Gabriel Anyang remembers his childhood -- Part One: Society and State. The social landscape South Sudan's encounter with modernity Development and representation Theories of revolution State and society in Jonglei after the comprehensive peace agreement -- Part Two: Jonglei's Mutinies. The life and death of Hassan Ngachingol The civil wars in Jonglei The geography of conflict in Jonglei after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement -- Part Three: Social Transformation. Raiding and eating Nyaburjok -- Conclusion: Slow liberation.