The Kurds of Iraq : building a state within a state / Ofra Bengio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bengio, Ofra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Iraq--History.

Kurds.

Kurds--Iraq--Government relations.

Kurds--Iraq--Politics and government--20th century.

Kurds--Iraq--Politics and government--21st century.

Kurds--Iraq--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Kurdistān (Iraq)--Politics and government--20th century.

Kurdistān (Iraq).

Kurdistān (Iraq)--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the dynamics of relations between the Kurds of Iraq and the Iraqi state from the inception of the Baath regime to the present.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Map of Kurdistan""; ""ch1-The Evolution of Kurdish Nationalism""; ""Who Are the Kurds?""; ""State vs. Ethnicity: The Historiographical Debate""; ""The Kurds of Iraq and the State: Anatomy of a Changing Relationship""; ""What�s in a Name? Kurdish Autonomy""; ""Notes""; ""Part 1-The Kurds and the Iraqi State, 1968�1980""; ""ch2-The Long Road to Kurdish Autonomy""; ""The Baathi Approach to Kurdish Nationalism: A Paradox""; ""The Kurdish Camp: The Good, the Bad, and the Juhush""; ""Ripening Conditions for Dialogue""

""Preparing the Baath Party�s Conceptual Framework""""The Labyrinth of Negotiations""; ""Notes""; ""ch3-Paved with Good Intentions""; ""Euphoria Meets Reality""; ""Opening Pandora�s Box""; ""Burning the Bridges of Trust""; ""Notes""; ""ch4-Unholy Alliances""; ""The Iran-Iraq-Soviet Triangle""; ""Iran Plays the Kurdish Card""; ""The “Hidden Hands� of the United States""; ""Israel and the Kurds: My Enemy�s Enemy""; ""Activating the CIA Aid Plan""; ""Notes""; ""ch5-Deteriorating Relationships""; ""The Nationalization of the Kirkuk Oil Fields""

""The Second Assassination Attempt on Barzani""""Narratives in Closed Circles""; ""Stratagems for Isolating the KDP""; ""Notes""; ""ch6-Marginalizing the Kurds""; ""The Kurdish Question and the October War""; ""The KDP-ICP Conflict: A Diversionist Exercise?""; ""Notes""; ""ch7-An Imposed Autonomy""; ""Preparing the Ground for an Imposed Autonomy""; ""The Baath Autonomy Model""; ""Closing the Circle""; ""Notes""; ""ch8-A Time for War""; ""The Kurdistan Theater""; ""A Balance of Weakness""; ""Tortuous Negotiations with Iran""; ""A Kurdish Defeat by Proxy: The Algiers Agreement""

""The Kurds Between the Hammer and the Anvil""""The Collapse of the Rebellion""; ""Notes""; ""ch9-Interregnum""; ""The Baath�The Best of All Times""; ""Reeducating the Kurds""; ""A Renewed Struggle for Autonomy""; ""Notes""; ""Part 2-Caught in the Crossfire, 1980�1998""; ""ch10-“One War Begets Another�: The Iran-Iraq War""; ""Mutual Threat Perceptions""; ""The Baath Counter-Alliances""; ""Anfal: Baghdad�s Pyrrhic Victory""; ""The Halabja Massacre""; ""A Final Solution?""; ""The Fallout of the Iran-Iraq War""; ""Notes""; ""ch11-Rising from the Ashes""; ""The Kurdish Intifada""

""A Window of Opportunity for the Kurds""""Baghdad�s Strategy in Kurdistan Backfires""; ""Winds of Change: Kurdish Self-Rule""; ""Formidable Odds Against Kurdish Self-Rule""; ""Notes""; ""ch12-The Birth Pangs of Kurdish Self-Rule""; ""Between Unity and Fratricide""; ""Roots of the Conflict""; ""Iraqi Kurds vs. Turkish Kurds""; ""Baghdad Faces an Abnormal Situation""; ""The Changing Role of Iraq�s Neighboring Countries""; ""Turkey�s Pivotal Role""; ""Reaching Out to the Outside World""; ""Notes""; ""ch13-Uncivil War in Kurdistan""; ""Awkward Alliances and Strange Bedfellows""

""Baghdad as a Proxy in the Kurdish Infighting""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58826-963-9

OCLC:

841810171