The Kurds in the Middle East : enduring problems and new dynamics / edited by Mehmet Gurses, David Romano, and Michael M. Gunter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gurses, Mehmet, editor.

Romano, David, 1969- editor.

Gunter, Michael M., editor.

Series:

Kurdish societies, politics, and international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Kurds.

Politics and government.

Kurdistan--Politics and government--21st century.

Kurdistan.

Kurds--Politics and government.

Middle East.

Middle East--Kurdistan.

Physical Description:

xiii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]

Summary:

"In light of the changes that the Kurds and the countries in the Middle East are undergoing, The Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics provides a comprehensive analysis of the Kurdish-state relations in the four key Middle Eastern countries"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Continuity and Change in Turkey's Kurdish Question p. 1

1 Kurdish Political Representation in Turkey: The Changing Context and New Trends p. 3 / Cengiz Gunes

2 Kurdish Public Opinion in Turkey: Cultural and Political Demands of the "Kurdish Street" p. 21 / Ekrem Karakoç and H. Ege Özen

3 The Political Economy of Turkey's Kurdish Question p. 49 / Veli Yadirgi

Section II Continuity and Change in Syria: The Kurdish Perspective p. 79

4 The Evolution of Rojava: Tensions between Democratic Confederalism and State-Building in Northern Syria p. 81 / Sean Lee

5 Non-State Actors and Governance: Kurdish Autonomy in Syria p. 99 / Massoud Sharifi Dryaz

6 Continuity and Change in Syrian Kurdistan: The Rojava Revolution and Beyond p. 129 / Ozum Yesiltas

7 Evolution of Kurdish-Led Administrations in Northern Syria p. 149 / Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Section III Continuity and Change in Iraq-Kurdish Relations p. 165

8 The Kurdish Question: An Overview p. 167 / Peshawa A. Muhammed

9 Making Sense of Iraqi Kurdistan's Civil War of the 1990s: Fingers to Claw Communities, Fingers to Break each Other p. 185 / Alan M. Noory

Section IV Continuity And Change In Iran-Kurdish Relations p. 205

10 A Contemporary Political History of the Kurds in Iran p. 207 / Ahmed Y. Hamza

11 Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou and the Kurdish Resistance in Iran p. 229 / Carol Prunhuber

Section V Imagining Kurdistan from Abroad p. 253

12 Diaspora Identity, Collective Memory, and Artistic Expression p. 255 / Vera Eccarius-Kelly

13 Diasporic Narratives of Assimilation and Resistance p. 279 / Barzoo Eliassi

14 Return Mobilities of Highly Skilled Young British Kurdish People to Kurdistan p. 305 / Janroj Yilmaz Keles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kurds in the Middle East

ISBN:

9781793613585

1793613583

OCLC:

1141143560