Title The political development of the Kurds in Iran : pastoral nationalism / Farideh Koohi-Kamali

Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : maps Contents Preface -- Maps -- Introduction -- The Kurds and Kurdistan -- The Political Economy of Kurdish Tribalism -- Nationalism or Tribalism? Simko's Revolt -- The Kurdish Republic in Mahabad -- The Political Economy of Kurdish Nationalism -- Kurdistan from 1946 Republic to the 1979 Revolution and the Islamic Republic -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Situation of the Kurds in Iran and Neighboring Countries, 2002 -- Notes -- Index The Kurds and Kurdistan -- The political economy of Kurdish tribalism -- Nationalism or tribalism? : Simko's revolt -- The Kurdish republic in Mahabad -- The political economy of Kurdish nationalism -- Kurdistan from the 1946 republic to the 1979 revolution and the Islamic republic Summary The Political Development of the Kurds in Iran examines the links between the structural changes in the Kurdish economy, and its political demands, namely Kurdish nationalism in Iran. Farideh Koohi-Kamali argues that the transition of the nomadic, tribal society of Kurdistan to an agrarian village society was the beginning of a process, whereby Kurds saw themselves as a community of homogeneous ethnic identity. She interrogates the political movements of the Kurds in Iran to argue that the different phases of economic development of Kurdish society played a great role in determining the way Kurds expressed their political demands for independence. A significant contribution of this book is in the analysis of rare data, where the author examines a number of economic and demographic factors, which contributed to the disintegration of the nomadic, tribal society of Kurdistan (change), those which contributed to the cohesion and solidarity within Kurdistan (continuity), and those indicators of inequality between Kurdistan and Iran as the final pre-condition of the development of a unified nationalist consciousness/identity amongst the Kurds Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index Notes Print version record Subject Kurds -- Iran -- History -- 20th century Kurds -- Political activity Social groups -- Iran. Nationalism -- Iran. HISTORY -- General. Society. Kurds Kurds -- Political activity Politics and government SUBJECT Kurdistan -- Politics and government Subject Iran Middle East -- Kurdistan Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230535725 0230535720

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