Primitive rebels or revolutionary modernisers? : the Kurdish nationalist movement in Turkey / Paul J. White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Paul J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ulusal Kurtuluş Cephesi.

Kurds--Civil rights--Turkey.

Kurds.

Kurds--Civil rights.

Turkey.

Turkey--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Turkey--Politics and government--1980-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 258 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed, 2000.

Summary:

Protests worldwide followed the capture and trial of the Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999. But where does the PKK come from? What are its aims? Who supports it? What will its future be without Ocalan? And is there hope for a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish question in Turkey and a democratic future? This timely book seeks answers to these questions and provides an informative, up-to-date and readable account of the Kurdish reality in Turkey today. Its focus is a critical examination of the Kurdish nationalist movement--especially the largest and most powerful grouping, the PKK.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [228]-250) and index.

ISBN:

1856498220

OCLC:

44914870