A People without a Country: The Kurds and Kurdistan - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856491943 ISBN 13: 9781856491945

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

The 16 million Kurds are the largest nation in the world with no state of their own. Their history is one of constant revolts and bloody repression, massacres, deportations and renewed insurrection. This classic collection of writings from Kurdish intellectuals and other internationally respected experts discusses the origins of Kurdish nationalism and analyzes their contemporary demand for autonomy in the aftermath of the Gulf crisisand the setting up of safe havens. It combines historical analysis of the Kurds under the Ottoman Empire with a thorough study of Kurdish life in all areas of Kurdistan - Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and the former Soviet Union. Later sections cover recent Kurdish history, with the emphasis on the Iraqi Kurds and the Kurdish movement in Turkey. Also included is an assessment of

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Review:

'Outstanding academic book' - Choice 'A book which allows Kurdish intellectuals to speak for themselves. One of its great merits is the way it examines and compares the Kurdish policy of regimes as different as those of Damascus, Teheran and Ankara.' - Le Monde

Synopsis:

Traces the history of the Kurds and their search for independence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1856491943
• ISBN 13: 9781856491945
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Chaliand Gerard