Conflict, democratization, and the Kurds in the Middle East : Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria /
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Carrier Form: | vi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-309) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781137409980 : 1137409983 |
Index Number: | DS59 |
CLC: | D815.4 |
Call Number: | D815.4/C748 |
Contents: | Introduction : the Kurds as barrier or key to democratization / David Romano and Mehmet Gurses -- Turkey, Kemalism and the "deep state" / Michael Gunter -- Iraq, Arab nationalism and obstacles to democratic transition / Ozum Yesiltas -- Kurds, Persian nationalism, and Shia rule : surviving dominant nationhood in Iran / Gareth Stansfield -- The Syrian-Kurdish movements : obstacles rather than driving forces for democratization / Eva Savelsberg -- Democracy, civil war, and the Kurdish people divided between them / David T. Mason -- Communal groups, civil conflicts, and democratization in Latin |