Primitive Rebels Or Revolutionary Modernizers

Primitive Rebels Or Revolutionary Modernizers
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Publisher : Zed Books
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015049723243
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Book Synopsis Primitive Rebels Or Revolutionary Modernizers by : Paul J White

Download or read book Primitive Rebels Or Revolutionary Modernizers written by Paul J White and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protests worldwide followed the capture and trial of the Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah Öcalan in 1999. But where does the PKK come from? What are its aims? Who supports it? What will its future be without Öcalan? 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.

American Methods

American Methods
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Publisher : South End Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0896087530
ISBN-13 : 9780896087538
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Book Synopsis American Methods by : Kristian Williams

Download or read book American Methods written by Kristian Williams and published by South End Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful indictment, American Methods is "not about Abu Ghraib; this is a book about the USA."

The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey

The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9781136587986
ISBN-13 : 1136587985
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Book Synopsis The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey by : Cengiz Gunes

Download or read book The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey written by Cengiz Gunes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an interpretive and critical analysis of Kurdish identity, nationalism and national movement in Turkey since the 1960s. By raising issues and questions relating to Kurdish political identity and highlighting the ideological specificity, diversity and the transformation of Kurdish nationalism, it develops a new empirical dimension to the study of the Kurds in Turkey. Cengiz Gunes applies an innovative theoretical approach to the analysis of an impressively large volume of primary sources and data drawn from books and magazines published by Kurdish activists, political parties and groups. The analysis focuses on the specific demands articulated by the Kurdish national movement and looks at Kurdish nationalism at a specific level by disaggregating the nationalist discourse, showing variations over time and across different Kurdish nationalist organisations. Situating contemporary Kurdish political identity and its political manifestations within a historical framework, the author examines the historical and structural conditions that gave rise to it and influenced its evolution since the 1960s. The analysis also encompasses an account of the organisational growth and evolution of the Kurdish national movement, including the political parties and groups that were active in the period. Bringing the study of the organisational development and growth of the Kurdish National Movement in Turkey up to date, this book will be an important reference for students and scholars of Middle Eastern politics, social movements, nationalism and conflict.

The Kurdish Nationalist Movement

The Kurdish Nationalist Movement
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 0521684269
ISBN-13 : 9780521684262
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Kurdish Nationalist Movement by : David Romano

Download or read book The Kurdish Nationalist Movement written by David Romano and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2006 book analyses the Kurdish question through the lens of social movement theory.

The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey

The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780755606344
ISBN-13 : 0755606345
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Book Synopsis The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey by : Cengiz Gunes

Download or read book The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey written by Cengiz Gunes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Turkey relentlessly persecuted any form of Kurdish dissent. This led to the radicalisation of an increasing number of Kurds, the rise of the Kurdish national movement and the PKK's insurgency against Turkey. Political activism by the Kurds or around Kurdish-related political demands continues to be viewed with deep suspicions by Turkey's political establishment and severely restricted. Despite this, the pro-Kurdish democratic movement has emerged, providing Kurds with a channel to represent themselves and articulate their demands. This book is timely contribution to the debate on the Kurds' political representation in Turkey, tracing the different forms it has taken since 1950. The book highlights how the transformations in Kurdish society have affected the types of actors involved in politics and the avenues, organisations and networks Kurds use to challenge the state. Based on survey data obtained from over 350 individuals, this is the first book to provide an in-depth analysis of Kurdish attitudes from across different segments of Kurdish society, including the elite, the business and professional classes, women and youth activists. It is an intimate portrait of how Kurds today are dealing with the challenges and difficulties of political representation.

Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies

Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 361
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ISBN-10 : 9780773572546
ISBN-13 : 0773572546
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Book Synopsis Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies by : Maya Shatzmiller

Download or read book Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies written by Maya Shatzmiller and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2005-04-29 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays focus on identity formation in five minority groups - Copts in Egypt, Baha'is and Christians in Pakistan, Berbers in Algeria and Morocco, and Kurds in Turkey and Iraq. While every minority community is distinctive, the experiences of these groups show that a state's authoritarian rule, uncompromising attitude towards expressions of particularism, and failure to offer tools for inclusion are all responsible for the politicization and radicalization of minority identities. The place of Islam in this process is complex: while its initial pluralistic role was transformed through the creation of the modern nation-state, the radicalization of society in turn radicalized and politicized minority identities. Minority groups, though at times possessing a measure of political autonomy, remain intensely vulnerable.

Comparative Area Studies

Comparative Area Studies
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780190846398
ISBN-13 : 0190846399
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Book Synopsis Comparative Area Studies by : Ariel I. Ahram

Download or read book Comparative Area Studies written by Ariel I. Ahram and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the post-World War II era, the emergence of 'area studies' marked a signal development in the social sciences. As the social sciences evolved methodologically, however, many dismissed area studies as favoring narrow description over general theory. Still, area studies continues to plays a key, if unacknowledged, role in bringing new data, new theories, and valuable policy-relevant insights to social sciences. In Comparative Area Studies, three leading figures in the field have gathered an international group of scholars in a volume that promises to be a landmark in a resurgent field. The book upholds two basic convictions: that intensive regional research remains indispensable to the social sciences and that this research needs to employ comparative referents from other regions to demonstrate its broader relevance. Comparative Area Studies (CAS) combines the context-specific insights from traditional area studies and the logic of cross- and inter-regional empirical research. This first book devoted to CAS explores methodological rationales and illustrative applications to demonstrate how area-based expertise can be fruitfully integrated with cutting-edge comparative analytical frameworks.