The Kurds in Iraq : past, present and future / Kerim Yildiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yildiz, Kerim.

Contributor:

Kurdish Human Rights Project.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Iraq.

Kurds.

Iraq--Ethnic relations.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto : Kurdish Human Rights Project, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new edition of The Kurds in Iraq brings the book fully up-to-date in the light of recent events in Iraq, and the ever-present danger of civil war.Yildiz explores the impact of occupation and escalating violence. There is an entirely new chapter on Kirkuk, which continues to be of major strategic interest to the various powers in the region. There is also a new chapter on insurgency and sectarianism that examines the motivations behind the insurgency, the tactics that are used, and outlines possible ways to deal with it.The book is a unique account of the problems that all political groups face in bringing stability to the country, as well as exploring Kurdish links and international relations in the broader sense. It should be required reading for policy-makers and anyone interested in the current position of the Kurds in Iraq.

Contents:

pt. 1. The past

pt. 2. The present

pt. 3. The future.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849643634

1849643636

OCLC:

923330868