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Traces the history of the Kurds and their search for independence
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After World War I Britains geographical expansion was echoed by a decline in power In Kurdistan where the dwindling of the British Empire was played out against a background of world politics Wallace Lyon was Provincial Administrator and Administrative Inspector His job was to protect the Kurds from Iraq and safeguard British imperial interests His memoir illuminates the complex relationship between Britain and the rest of the world through the microcosm of Kurdistan
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Though the Kurds played a major military and tactical role in the United States recent war with Iraq most of us know little about this fiercely independent longmarginalized people Now acclaimed journalist Christiane Bird who riveted readers with her tour of Islamic Iran in Neither East Nor West travels through this volatile part of the world to tell the Kurds story using personal observations and indepth research to illuminate an astonishing history and vibrant culture For the twentyfive to thirty million Kurds Kurdistan is both an actual and a mythical place an isolated largely mountainous homeland that has historically offered sanctuary from the treacherous outside world and yet does not exist on modern maps Parceled out among the four nationstates of Iraq Turkey Syria and Iran after World War I Kurdistan is a divided land with a tragic history where the indomitable Kurds both celebrate their ancient culture and fight to control their own destiny Occupying some of the Middle Easts most strategic and richest terrain the Kurds are the fourthlargest ethnic group in the region and the largest ethnic group in the world without a state to call their ownWhether dancing at a Kurdish wedding in Iran bearing witness to the destroyed Kurdish countryside in southeast Turkey having lunch with a powerful exiled agha in Syria or visiting the sites of Saddam Husseins horrific chemical attacks in Iraq the intrepid insightful Bird sheds light on a violently stunning world seen by few Westerners Part mesmerizing travelogue part actionpacked history part reportage and part cultural study this critical book offers timely insight into an unknown but increasingly influential part of the world Bird paints a moving and unforgettable portrait of a people uneasily poised between a stubborn past and an impatient future
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Kurdistan was erased from world maps after World War I when the victorious powers carved up the Middle East leaving the Kurds without a homeland Today the Kurds who live on land that straddles the borders of Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria are by far the largest ethnic group in the world without a stateRenowned photographer Susan Meiselas entered northern Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War to record the effects of Saddam Husseins campaigns against Iraqs Kurdish populationnbsp She joined Human Rights Watch in documenting the destruction of Kurdish villages some of which Hussein had attacked with chemical weapons in 1988 and the uncovering of mass graves Moved by her experiences there Meiselas began work on a visual history of the Kurds The result Kurdistan In the Shadow of History gives form to the collective memory of the Kurds and creates from scattered fragments a vital national archiveIn addition to Meiselass own photographs Kurdistan presents images and accounts by colonial administrators anthropologists missionaries soldiers journalists and others who have traveled to Kurdistan over the last century and not to forget by Kurds themselves The books pictures personal memoirs government reports letters advertisements and mapsprovide multiple layers of representation juxtaposing different orders of historiographical evidence and memories thus allowing the reader to discover voices of the Kurds that contest Western notions of them In its layering of narrativesboth textual and photographicKurdistan breaks new ground expanding our understanding of how images can be used as a medium for historical and cultural representationAnbspcrucial repository of memory for the Kurdish community both in exile and at home this new edition appears at a time when the worlds attention has once again been drawn to the lands of this littleunderstood but historically consequential people
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A firsthand account of the past and present history of the Kurds of the Middle East traces the power politics of the area
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Kurdistan was erased from world maps after World War I when the victorious powers carved up the Middle East leaving the Kurds without a homeland Today the Kurds who live on land that straddles the borders of Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria are by far the largest ethnic group in the world without a stateRenowned photographer Susan Meiselas entered northern Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War to record the effects of Saddam Husseins campaigns against Iraqs Kurdish populationnbsp She joined Human Rights Watch in documenting the destruction of Kurdish villages some of which Hussein had attacked with chemical weapons in 1988 and the uncovering of mass graves Moved by her experiences there Meiselas began work on a visual history of the Kurds The result Kurdistan In the Shadow of History gives form to the collective memory of the Kurds and creates from scattered fragments a vital national archiveIn addition to Meiselass own photographs Kurdistan presents images and accounts by colonial administrators anthropologists missionaries soldiers journalists and others who have traveled to Kurdistan over the last century and not to forget by Kurds themselves The books pictures personal memoirs government reports letters advertisements and mapsprovide multiple layers of representation juxtaposing different orders of historiographical evidence and memories thus allowing the reader to discover voices of the Kurds that contest Western notions of them In its layering of narrativesboth textual and photographicKurdistan breaks new ground expanding our understanding of how images can be used as a medium for historical and cultural representationAnbspcrucial repository of memory for the Kurdish community both in exile and at home this new edition appears at a time when the worlds attention has once again been drawn to the lands of this littleunderstood but historically consequential people
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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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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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Years ago noting that Kurdsthe largest ethnic group in the world without their own countrywere involved in every major story he covered in Iran Israel Turkey Lebanon and Iraq veteran reporter Jonathan Randal decided to produce this firsthand report on Kurdistan a shocking tragic account of diplomacy and politics in the Middle East and a gripping adventure story about being a war reporter in the 1990sThroughout the Kurds history world powers have promised to help them achieve autonomy and each time the Kurds have been betrayed But they are also masters of betrayal Randal recording their talent for vehement internecine warfare and their gift for friendship takes us behind the headlines to the inner story of power politics in the Middle East His sympathetic knowledge of Kurdish history and his unparalleled access to Kurdish leaders and to diplomats ministers intelligence agents warriors and journalists makes him the only writer able to get this story for us and discover the truth
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The American invasion of Iraq has been a success for the Kurds Kurdistan is an invisible nation and the Kurds the largest ethnic group on Earth without a homeland comprising some 25 million moderate Sunni Muslims living in the area around the borders of Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria Through a history dating back to biblical times they have endured persecution and betrayal surviving only through stubborn compromise with greater powers They have always desired their own state and now accidentally the United States may have helped them take a huge step toward that goalAs Quil Lawrence relates in his fascinating and timely study of the Iraqi Kurds while their ambition and determination grow apace their future will be largely dependent on whether America values a budding democracy in the region or decides to yet again sacrifice the Kurds in the name of political expediency Either way the Kurdish north may well prove to be the defining battleground in Iraq as the country struggles to hold itself together At this extraordinary moment in the saga of Kurdistan informed by his deep knowledge of the people and region Lawrences intimate and unflinching portrait of the Kurds and their heretofore quixotic quest offers a vital and original lens through which to contemplate the future of Iraq and the surrounding Middle East
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After World War I Britains geographical expansion was echoed by a decline in power In Kurdistan where the dwindling of the British Empire was played out against a background of world politics Wallace Lyon was Provincial Administrator and Administrative Inspector His job was to protect the Kurds from Iraq and safeguard British imperial interests His memoir illuminates the complex relationship between Britain and the rest of the world through the microcosm of Kurdistan
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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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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 eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire used to be a multiethnic region where Armenians Kurds Syriacs Turks and Arabs lived together in the same villages and cities The disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and rise of the nation state violently altered this situation Nationalist elites intervened in heterogeneous populations they identified as objects of knowledge management and change These often violent processes of state formation destroyed historical regions and emptied multicultural cities clearing the way for modern nation states The Making of Modern Turkey highlights how the Young Turk regime from 1913 to 1950 subjected Eastern Turkey to various forms of nationalist population policies aimed at ethnically homogenizing the region and incorporating it in the Turkish nation state It examines how the regime utilized technologies of social engineering such as physical destruction deportation spatial planning forced assimilation and memory politics to increase ethnic and cultural homogeneity within the nation state Drawing on secret files and unexamined records Ugur Umit Ungor demonstrates that concerns of state security ethnocultural identity and national purity were behind these policies The eastern provinces the heartland of Armenian and Kurdish life became an epicenter of Young Turk population policies and the theatre of unprecedented levels of mass violence
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The eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire used to be a multiethnic region where Armenians Kurds Syriacs Turks and Arabs lived together in the same villages and cities The disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and rise of the nation state violently altered this situation Nationalist elites intervened in heterogeneous populations they identified as objects of knowledge management and change These often violent processes of state formation destroyed historical regions and emptied multicultural cities clearing the way for modern nation states The Making of Modern Turkey highlights how the Young Turk regime from 1913 to 1950 subjected Eastern Turkey to various forms of nationalist population policies aimed at ethnically homogenizing the region and incorporating it in the Turkish nation state It examines how the regime utilized technologies of social engineering such as physical destruction deportation spatial planning forced assimilation and memory politics to increase ethnic and cultural homogeneity within the nation state Drawing on secret files and unexamined records Ugur Umit Ungor demonstrates that concerns of state security ethnocultural identity and national purity were behind these policies The eastern provinces the heartland of Armenian and Kurdish life became an epicenter of Young Turk population policies and the theatre of unprecedented levels of mass violence
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