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The Kurds who number some 28 million people in the Middle East have no country they can call their own Long ignored by the West Kurds are now highly visible actors on the worlds political stage More than half live in Turkey where the Kurdish struggle has gained new strength and attention since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in neighboring IraqEssential to understanding modernday Kurdsand their continuing demands for an independent stateis understanding the PKK the Kurdistan Workers Party A guerilla force that was founded in 1978 by a small group of exTurkish university students the PKK radicalized the Kurdish national movement in Turkey becoming a tightly organized wellarmed fighting force of some 15000 with a 50000member civilian militia in Turkey and tens of thousands of active backers in Europe Under the leadership of Abdullah Ocalan the war the PKK waged in Turkey through 1999 left nearly 40000 people dead and drew in the neighboring states of Iran Iraq and Syria all of whom sought to use the PKK for their own purposes Since 2004 emboldened by the Iraqi Kurds who now have established an autonomous Kurdish state in the northernmost reaches of Iraq the PKK has again turned to violence to meet its objectivesBlood and Belief combines reportage and scholarship to give the first indepth account of the PKK Aliza Marcus one of the first Western reporters to meet with PKK rebels wrote about their war for many years for a variety of prominent publications before being put on trial in Turkey for her reporting Based on her interviews with PKK rebels and their supporters and opponents throughout the worldincluding the Palestinians who trained them the intelligence services that tracked them and the dissidents who tried to break them upMarcus provides an indepth account of this influential radical group
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The Kurds who number some 28 million people in the Middle East have no country they can call their own Long ignored by the West Kurds are now highly visible actors on the worlds political stage More than half live in Turkey where the Kurdish struggle has gained new strength and attention since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in neighboring IraqEssential to understanding modernday Kurdsand their continuing demands for an independent stateis understanding the PKK the Kurdistan Workers Party A guerilla force that was founded in 1978 by a small group of exTurkish university students the PKK radicalized the Kurdish national movement in Turkey becoming a tightly organized wellarmed fighting force of some 15000 with a 50000member civilian militia in Turkey and tens of thousands of active backers in Europe Under the leadership of Abdullah Ocalan the war the PKK waged in Turkey through 1999 left nearly 40000 people dead and drew in the neighboring states of Iran Iraq and Syria all of whom sought to use the PKK for their own purposes Since 2004 emboldened by the Iraqi Kurds who now have established an autonomous Kurdish state in the northernmost reaches of Iraq the PKK has again turned to violence to meet its objectivesBlood and Belief combines reportage and scholarship to give the first indepth account of the PKK Aliza Marcus one of the first Western reporters to meet with PKK rebels wrote about their war for many years for a variety of prominent publications before being put on trial in Turkey for her reporting Based on her interviews with PKK rebels and their supporters and opponents throughout the worldincluding the Palestinians who trained them the intelligence services that tracked them and the dissidents who tried to break them upMarcus provides an indepth account of this influential radical group
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Robert Brenneman provides a razorsharp awareness of the Kurds roots in the Middle East as well as their massive urban migration and the resulting cultural upheaval Based on longterm research this richly layered ethnography takes readers on a journey from the mountains of Ararat the alleged resting place of Noahs Ark to urban environments in a megalopolis like Istanbul Turkey Brenneman who lived among the Kurds in both Iraq and Turkey conducted fieldwork in such places as refugee camps destroyed mountain villages and tea gardens in Istanbul He examines core and changing aspects of Kurdish culture including human rights ethnic identity womens roles family and community religious practices and the transition from oral tradition to literacy In addition to providing insight into the worldview of the Kurdish people from antiquity to current events the author points to key lessons that can be drawn from the ongoing dilemmas they face Titles of related interest from Waveland Press Azoy Buzkashi Game and Power in Afghanistan Third Edition ISBN 9781577667209 Jordan The Making of a Modern Kingdom Globalization and Change in Saudi Arabia ISBN 9781577667025 and Omidian When Bamboo Bloom ISBN 9781577667001
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The more than 20 million Kurds in the Middle East are the largest nation in the world without their own independent state Their struggles for international recognition may ultimately depend on their ability to convince the world that they have their own valid and mature identity This survey of Kurdish culture describes the differences that exist in a community that is spread across four countries in the region Iraq Iran Turkey and Syria and recognizes that Kurdish culture is changing Successive chapters deal with Kurdistans written literature and oral tradition the development of book publishing and other modern media the range of Islamic and other religious beliefs that have shaped Kurdish identity and Kurdish material culture including costumes carpets and the everyday objects of village life
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Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world An estimated thirtytwo million Kurds live in Kurdistan which includes parts of Turkey Iraq Syria and Irantodays hot spots in the Middle East The Kurdish Spring explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab Ottoman and Persian powers for almost a century and explains why Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a coherent political community David L Phillips describes Kurdish rebellions and arbitrary divisions in the last century chronicling the nadir of Kurdish experience in the 1980s He discusses draconian measures implemented by Iraq including use of chemical weapons Turkeys restrictions on political and cultural rights denial of citizenship and punishment for expressing Kurdish identity in Syria and repressive rule in Iran Phillips forecasts the collapse and fragmentation of Iraq He argues that US strategic and security interests are advanced through cooperation with Kurds as a bulwark against ISIS and Islamic extremism This work will encourage the public to look critically at the postcolonial period recognizing the injustice and impracticality of states that were created by Great Powers and offering a new perspective on sovereignty and statehood
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A history of the tribal people traces Kurdish nationalism from the collapse of Kurdish emirates in the nineteenth century to the present day examining how tribal politics an educated class and conflicts with Iran Turkey and Iraq render Kurdish unity ellusive
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The Kurdish people have begun to establish themselves as a political force Their situation illuminates the burning question of the Middle East How do ethnicity and selfdetermination interact Examples are drawn from the modern histories of Iraq Turkey and Iran
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The Kurds who number some 28 million people in the Middle East have no country they can call their own Long ignored by the West Kurds are now highly visible actors on the worlds political stage More than half live in Turkey where the Kurdish struggle has gained new strength and attention since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in neighboring IraqEssential to understanding modernday Kurdsand their continuing demands for an independent stateis understanding the PKK the Kurdistan Workers Party A guerilla force that was founded in 1978 by a small group of exTurkish university students the PKK radicalized the Kurdish national movement in Turkey becoming a tightly organized wellarmed fighting force of some 15000 with a 50000member civilian militia in Turkey and tens of thousands of active backers in Europe Under the leadership of Abdullah Ocalan the war the PKK waged in Turkey through 1999 left nearly 40000 people dead and drew in the neighboring states of Iran Iraq and Syria all of whom sought to use the PKK for their own purposes Since 2004 emboldened by the Iraqi Kurds who now have established an autonomous Kurdish state in the northernmost reaches of Iraq the PKK has again turned to violence to meet its objectivesBlood and Belief combines reportage and scholarship to give the first indepth account of the PKK Aliza Marcus one of the first Western reporters to meet with PKK rebels wrote about their war for many years for a variety of prominent publications before being put on trial in Turkey for her reporting Based on her interviews with PKK rebels and their supporters and opponents throughout the worldincluding the Palestinians who trained them the intelligence services that tracked them and the dissidents who tried to break them upMarcus provides an indepth account of this influential radical group
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The more than 20 million Kurds in the Middle East are the largest nation in the world without their own independent state Their struggles for international recognition may ultimately depend on their ability to convince the world that they have their own valid and mature identity This survey of Kurdish culture describes the differences that exist in a community that is spread across four countries in the region Iraq Iran Turkey and Syria and recognizes that Kurdish culture is changing Successive chapters deal with Kurdistans written literature and oral tradition the development of book publishing and other modern media the range of Islamic and other religious beliefs that have shaped Kurdish identity and Kurdish material culture including costumes carpets and the everyday objects of village life
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The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own homeland numbering about 30 million people divided among Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria Originating as rural nomads living in the mountains the Kurds have transformed into an urban entity within the Middle East Brenneman who has lived and conducted longterm fieldwork among the Kurds in Iraq and Turkey presents a rich arc of their culture and experiences from ancient to modern times The latest edition incorporates original and updated accounts of core and changing aspects of contemporary Kurdish culture including human rights challenges complicated ethnic identity womens roles and gender issues family and community dynamics diverse religious practices transition from oral tradition to literacy and struggles to defeat the Islamic State Questions for discussion at the end of each chapter encourage readers to think deeply about what it means to be a proud ethnic group fighting for sovereignty and recognition Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press Azoy Buzkashi Game and Power in Afghanistan Third Edition ISBN 9781577667209 Fernea A Street in Marrakech A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco ISBN 9780881334043 Jordan The Making of a Modern Kingdom Globalization and Change in Saudi Arabia ISBN 9781577667025 and Omidian When Bamboo Bloom An Anthropologist in Talibans Afghanistan ISBN 9781577667001
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Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world An estimated thirtytwo million Kurds live in Kurdistan which includes parts of Turkey Iraq Syria and Irantodays hot spots in the Middle East The Kurdish Spring explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab Ottoman and Persian powers for almost a century and explains why Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a coherent political community David L Phillips describes Kurdish rebellions and arbitrary divisions in the last century chronicling the nadir of Kurdish experience in the 1980s He discusses draconian measures implemented by Iraq including use of chemical weapons Turkeys restrictions on political and cultural rights denial of citizenship and punishment for expressing Kurdish identity in Syria and repressive rule in Iran Phillips forecasts the collapse and fragmentation of Iraq He argues that US strategic and security interests are advanced through cooperation with Kurds as a bulwark against ISIS and Islamic extremism This work will encourage the public to look critically at the postcolonial period recognizing the injustice and impracticality of states that were created by Great Powers and offering a new perspective on sovereignty and statehood
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The Kurds who number some 28 million people in the Middle East have no country they can call their own Long ignored by the West Kurds are now highly visible actors on the worlds political stage More than half live in Turkey where the Kurdish struggle has gained new strength and attention since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in neighboring IraqEssential to understanding modernday Kurdsand their continuing demands for an independent stateis understanding the PKK the Kurdistan Workers Party A guerilla force that was founded in 1978 by a small group of exTurkish university students the PKK radicalized the Kurdish national movement in Turkey becoming a tightly organized wellarmed fighting force of some 15000 with a 50000member civilian militia in Turkey and tens of thousands of active backers in Europe Under the leadership of Abdullah Ocalan the war the PKK waged in Turkey through 1999 left nearly 40000 people dead and drew in the neighboring states of Iran Iraq and Syria all of whom sought to use the PKK for their own purposes Since 2004 emboldened by the Iraqi Kurds who now have established an autonomous Kurdish state in the northernmost reaches of Iraq the PKK has again turned to violence to meet its objectivesBlood and Belief combines reportage and scholarship to give the first indepth account of the PKK Aliza Marcus one of the first Western reporters to meet with PKK rebels wrote about their war for many years for a variety of prominent publications before being put on trial in Turkey for her reporting Based on her interviews with PKK rebels and their supporters and opponents throughout the worldincluding the Palestinians who trained them the intelligence services that tracked them and the dissidents who tried to break them upMarcus provides an indepth account of this influential radical group
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In this detailed history of the Kurds from the 19th century to the present day McDowall examines the interplay of old and new aspects of the struggle the importance of local rivalries within Kurdish society the enduring authority of certain forms of leadership and the failure of modern states to respond to the challenge of Kurdish nationalism Drawing extensively on primary sources McDowalls book is useful for all who want a better understanding of the underlying dynamics of the Kurdish question
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A young Kurd comes of age in a wartorn landThis beautiful spare narrative tells of the life of a boy named Azadin fact the author a Kurdish filmmakeras he grows to manhood in Iraq during the 1960s and 1970s Azad is born into a vibrant village culture to a family that is proud of its Kurdish past and hopes for a free Kurdish future He loves his mothers orchard his cousins stunt pigeons his fathers old Czech rifle his brother who is fighting in the mountains But before he is even of school age Azad has experienced strafing and bombing he watches as friends and neighbors are assassinated and he sees his father humiliated when he tries to get food for his starving family Forced into a refugee camp in Iran for years his family realizes on their return that Saddam Hussein and his regime are destroying the autonomy he had promised their people In a burst of adolescent impatience Azad briefly runs off to the mountains to fight for Kurdish liberty like his brother But Azad has also discovered artdrawings poetry filmand he senses that he must find his own way to advance the Kurdish cause My Fathers Rifle ends with his heartbreaking departure from his parents and flight across the Syrian border to freedom Stunning in its unadorned intensity My Fathers Rifle is a moving portrait of a boy who embraces the land and culture he loves even as he leaves them
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This beautiful spare autobiographical narrative tells of the life of a Kurd named Azad as he grows to manhood in Iraq during the 1960s and 1970s Azad is born into a vibrant village culture that hopes for a free Kurdish future He loves his mothers orchard his cousins stunt pigeons his fathers old Czech rifle his brother who is fighting in the mountains But before he is even of school age Azad has seen friends and neighbors assassinated and his own family driven to starvationAfter being forced into a refugee camp in Iran for years his family realizes on their return that the Baathist regime is destroying the autonomy it had promised their people My Fathers Rifle ends with Azads heartbreaking departure from his parents and flight across the Syrian border to freedomStunning in its unadorned intensity My Fathers Rifle is a moving portrait of a boy who embraces the land and culture he loves even as he leaves them
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Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou unarguably the most educated Kurdish leader of the Iranian Kurds in the 1980s was an iconic warrior figure for his people He began early on by campaigning for the rights of Kurdish people and from there the journey of his life was filled with excitement and intrigue Ghassemlou was the Kurdish leader who most contributed to internationalizing the Kurdish question and introduced the concepts of democratic socialism in the liberation movement of Kurdistan A nationalist intellectual in wellcut suits he gained entre for the Kurds into western societies where his humanistic politics won much respect Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou earned a PhD Degree in Economics was fluent in eight languages and was an Associate Professor in both Paris and Prague and authored several books and articles about politics and economics He met his wife Helen Krulich in Prague whom he had two daughters Mina and Hiwa In 1989 Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou was a victim of assassination at the negotiating table for peace with the Iranians
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Ismail Besikci is a renown Turkish sociologist who specializes on Kurds in southeastern Turkey He has authored several important works on Kurdish social organization and the continuing plight of Kurds today He has also been imprisoned in Turkey most of his adult life because he has spoken out on the Kurdish issue Besikci argues that the Turkish state has been practicing a policy of genocide against Kurds over the past 80 years International Colony Kurdistan is probably Besikcis most open critique of the present division of Kurdistan an ethnically contigious area mainly between Turkey Iran and Iraq with a Kurdish population of over 20 million people Besikci argues that for all their political differences there is a longstanding understanding between these regional states to deny Kurds the right of self determination and nationhood Ismail Besikcis International Colony Kurdistan was originally published in 1991 and led to the imprisonment of the author in Turkey The book remains a roadmap for our understanding of Kurdistan today
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Preface The Editors Hope in Rojava David Levi Strauss Syrias Kurdish Revolution The Anarchist Element and the Challenge of Solidarity Bill Weinberg Why Is the World Ignoring the Revolutionary Kurds in Syria David Graeber No This Is a Genuine Revolution David Graeber amp Pinar Ögünç Abdullah Öcalan Peter Lamborn Wilson Öcalans Angels Newsha Tavakolian No Miracles at Work Havin Güneser A Revolution of Life Saleh Muslim amp Jonas Staal Woman Fighters of the YPJ Murat Bay The Worlds First Army of Women Evren Kocabiçak Two Excerpts from Liberating Life Womens Revolution Abdullah Öcalan New Wars and Autonomous SelfDefense in Kurdistan Nazan Üstündag Dispatches From Rojava El Errante Paul Z Simons Rojava To Dare Imagining Dilar Dirik The Mastery of NonMastery Michael Taussig Acknowledgments amp Bios Sources amp Resources The Charter of the Rojava Cantons
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