Description |
xii, 472 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: Kurdish identity and social formation -- The Kurds in the age of tribe and empire -- Incorporating the Kurds -- Ethno-nationalism in Iran -- Ethno-nationalism in Iraq -- Ethno- nationalism in Turkey |
Summary |
The slow emergence of an educated non-tribal class and a sense of ethnic identity among the Kurds of Iraq, Iran, and Turkey have led to their recent nationalism. However this pan-Kurdish unity faces many obstacles, not least of which is how the governments have used the internal fault lines of Kurdish society to impede national progress |
Analysis |
Kurds History |
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Middle East |
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Kurds History |
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Middle East |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Kurds -- History.
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Kurds -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
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Kurds -- Iraq -- History -- 20th century.
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Kurds -- Turkey -- History -- 20th century.
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LC no. |
zbn96013679 |
ISBN |
1850436533 |
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