Title Anatomy of a civil war : sociopolitical impacts of the Kurdish conflict in Turkey / Mehmet Gurses

Published Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I; One. The Dark Side of War; Part II; Two. Toward an Integrated Theory of Civil War and Change; Part III; Three. War and Women; Four. War and Political Culture; Five. War and Religion; Part IV; Six. War and Peace; Seven. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary "Anatomy of a Civil War demonstrates the destructive nature of war, ranging from the physical to the psychosocial, as well as war's detrimental effects on the environment. Despite such horrific aspects, evidence suggests that civil war is likely to generate multilayered outcomes. To examine the transformative aspects of civil war, Mehmet Gurses draws on an original survey conducted in Turkey, where a Kurdish armed group, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has been waging an intermittent insurgency for Kurdish self-rule since 1984. Findings from a probability sample of 2,100 individuals randomly selected from three major Kurdish-populated provinces in the eastern part of Turkey, coupled with insights from face-to-face in-depth interviews with dozens of individuals affected by violence, provide evidence for the multifaceted nature of exposure to violence during civil war. Just as the destructive nature of war manifests itself in various forms and shapes, wartime experiences can engender positive attitudes toward women, create a culture of political activism, and develop secular values at the individual level. In addition, wartime experiences seem to robustly predict greater support for political activism. Nonetheless, changes in gender relations and the rise of a secular political culture appear to be primarily shaped by wartime experiences interacting with insurgent ideology"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 24, 2018) Subject Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê -- History SUBJECT Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê fast Subject Kurds -- Turkey -- Politics and government Kurds -- Turkey -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements. Insurgency -- Case studies Civil war -- Case studies POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies. HISTORY -- Middle East -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General. Civil war Ethnic relations Insurgency Kurds -- Autonomy and independence movements Kurds -- Politics and government Politics and government SUBJECT Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89005202 Turkey -- Ethnic relations Subject Turkey Genre/Form Case studies History Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book LC no. 2018029536 ISBN 9780472124282 0472124285 9780472131006 0472131001 9780472901166 0472901168

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