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1 online resource |
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Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government ; 20 |
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Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government ; 20.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; 1 Recognised and unrecognised quasi-states; Recognised quasi-states (RQs) and criteria for recognised quasi-states (RQC); First and second criteria for recognised quasi-states (RQC-I and RQC-II); Third and fourth criteria for recognised quasi-states (RQC-III and RQC-IV); Unrecognised quasi-states (UQs) and criteria for unrecognised quasi-states (UQC); Recognised quasi-states (RQs) versus unrecognised quasi-states (UQs); States with dual sovereignty (SWDS) versus quasi-states |
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2 The context of two quasi-states in IraqContending debate on the oppositional nature of the Kurdish and Iraqi quests for nationhood; Contending debate on the Kurdish quasi-state; Contending debate on Iraq as a quasi-state; Nations, nations without states, and non-nation states; 3 The two contradictory nationhood projects in Iraq; Iraqi Nationhood Project and the Kurds; Kurdish Nationhood Project; 4 The monarchy-Kurds relations; The monarchy-urban Kurds relations; The monarchy-aghas relations; The emergence of the urbanite-agha coalition; The KDP monopoly of Kurdish politics |
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5 The first unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state (1961-1975)The emergence of the peshmerga as a unified Kurdish militia; The emergence of Mustafa Barzani as a charismatic Kurdish leader; The September revolution and the establishment of Free Kurdistan; The size of Free Kurdistan; The population of Free Kurdistan; Was Free Kurdistan a quasi-state?; Free Kurdistan from 1961-1975: the first unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state (UKQ-I); Iraq from 1961-1975: a recognised quasi-state (RQ); 6 The case of negative patronage; The puzzling downfall of the UKQ-I; Negative patronage as the Kurds' Achilles' heel |
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7 The rise and fall of Kurdish insurgency (1976-1988)The first phase: the emergence of the Kurdish insurgency (1976-1979); The second phase: administrating the peshmerga controlled areas (1979-1985); The third phase: the expansion of the peshmerga controlled areas (1985-1987); Do the peshmerga controlled areas meet criteria for unrecognised quasi-states?; Kurdish insurgency and the devolution of the Iraqi state into a quasi-state; 8 Iraq's failure to govern Kurdistan (1975-1991); The Autonomous Region of Kurdistan; Iraqi policy: from Kurdish integration to the annihilation of Iraqi Kurdistan |
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The depopulation policy after the collapse of the Kurdish insurgencyThe Kurds respond to the de-Iraqification policy: the uprising of 1991; 9 The second unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state (1992-2003); The establishment of the Kurdistan Regional Government; The establishment of a Safe Haven; The KRI (1991-2003) as a second unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state; The case of negative patronage; Iraq between 1991 and 2003: a recognised quasi-state; 10 The third unrecognised Kurdish quasi-state after the 2003 invasion; Termination of UKQ-II or a new phase of the Kurdish quasi-state? |
| Summary |
The Kurdish-Iraqi conflict lies in the fact that Kurdistan is a nation-without-a-state and Iraq is a non-nation state, each possessing a nationhood project differing from and opposing the other. Iraqi-Kurdistan is an outward looking entity seeking external patronage. Though external patronage has played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Kurdish quasi-state, a lack of positive patronage has prevented it from achieving independence. This book looks at how the Kurdish and Iraqi quests for nationhood have led to the transformation of Iraqi Kurdistan into an unrecognised quasi-state, and the devolution of the Iraqi state into a recognised quasi-state. This is done by examining the protracted Iraqi-Kurdish conflict and by analysing the contradictions and incompatibilities between the two different nationalisms: Iraqi and Kurdish. The author explains that Kurds as a nation without a state have their own nationhood project which is in opposition to the Iraqi nationhood project. Each has its own identity, loyalty and sovereignty. The book answers the question as to how the Kurdish quest for nationhood has been treated by successive Iraqi regimes. Furthermore, it fills in the literary gaps which exist in relation to the Iraqi-Kurdish conflict by specifying and categorising the cardinal conditions that drive ethnic and nationalist conflicts which lead to the creation of separatist entities. Drawing upon a vast amount of untapped Kurdish and Arabic primary sources, the book draws on prominent theories on nation-states and quasi-states. It will particularly appeal to students and scholars of international relations, political theory and Middle Eastern Studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 16, 2018) |
| Subject |
Kurds -- Iraq -- Politics and government
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Kurds -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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Kurds -- Autonomy and independence movements
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Kurds -- Politics and government
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Iraq
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351188821 |
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1351188828 |
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9781351188838 |
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9781351188814 |
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135118881X |
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9781351188807 |
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1351188801 |
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1351188836 |
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9781351188838 |
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