Bibliograph

Kurdistan, in the shadow of history

Type

Label

Kurdistan, in the shadow of history

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395) and index

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kurdistan

Sub title

in the shadow of history

Summary

An updated volume that layers both textual and photographic narratives gives form to the collective memory of the Kurds and creates from scattered fragments a vital national archive of Kurdish history and culture

Table Of Contents

Introduction by Susan Meiselas -- Before the great war : travelers and missionaries as witness -- From empires to nation-states -- Conflicting claims on eastern Turkey -- British occupation of Mesopotamia and the creation of Iraq -- Resistance to centralization in Iran -- Rebellions in Turkey -- Under the Iraqi monarchy -- The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad -- A Kurdish state -- Uneasy coexistence -- Order restored in Iraq -- The monarchy consolidates in Iran -- Behind the Iron Curtain -- Identity contested in Turkey -- Armed struggle for autonomy -- The republic of Iraq -- The Islamic revolution in Iran -- The military takes control in Turkey -- After the Cold War -- From genocide to safe haven in Iraq -- Polarization in Turkey -- Epilogue -- Postscript, ten years later

Target audience

adult

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