Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Religious nationalism and Islam -- 2. From embracing Islam to the dawn of religious nationalism -- 3. The de facto Kurdistan Region and the rise of religious nationalism -- 4. Islam and the Kurdistan Islamic Union -- 5. Democracy and the Kurdistan Islamic Union -- 6. Nationalism and the Kurdistan Islamic Union -- 7. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index