The Kurds

A Contemporary Overview

By: Philip G. Kreyenbroek (Editor), Stefan Sperl (Editor)

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Hardcover | 7 November 1991 | Edition Number 1

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264 Pages

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18

Grade
13

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22.1 x 14.5 x 2.4

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The position of the 19 million Kurds is an extremely complex one. Their territory is divided between 5 sovereign states, none of which have a Kurdish majority. They speak widely divergent dialects, and are also divided by religious affiliations and social factors. It has taken the tragic and horrifying events in Iraq this year to bring the Kurds to the centre of the world stage, but their particular problems, and their considerable geo-political importance, have been the source of growing concern and interest during the last two to three decades.

There is a remarkable dearth of reliable and up-to-date information about the Kurds, which this book remedies. Its contributors cover social and political issues, legal questions, religion, language, and the modern history of Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and the Soviet Union.

The Kurds will be an invaluable source of reference for students and specialists in Middle East studies, and those concerned with wider questions of nationalism and cultural identity. It also offers extremely useful background information for those with a professional concern for the numerous Kurdish immigrants and asylum seekers in Western Europe and North America.

Industry Reviews

"Anyone touched by the plight of the Kurdish refugees from Saddam Hussein's Iraq, or outraged by the terror campaigns of the PKK, should read this book." -"LSE Magazine "The authors are disinclined to impose simplistic answers to complex problems. They speak not with a single voice nor do they advocate a single or a simple solution. . . . the essays enrich our knowledge and draw our attention to real and noble people." -"International Third World Journal and Review

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