{"product_id":"kurdish-awakening-nation-building-in-a-fragmented-homeland-paperback-softback-9781477309896","title":"Kurdish Awakening; Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477309896","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKurdish Awakening\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNation Building in a Fragmented Homeland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOfra Bengio (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477309896, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 2 b\u0026amp;w photos, 5 b\u0026amp;w maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurdish Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e examines key questions related to Kurdish nationalism and identity formation in Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. The world’s largest stateless ethnic group, Kurds have steadily grown in importance as a political power in the Middle East, particularly in light of the “Arab Spring.” As a result, Kurdish issues-political, cultural, and historical alike-have emerged as the subject of intense scholarly interest. This book provides fresh ways of understanding the historical and sociopolitical underpinnings of the ongoing Kurdish awakening and its already significant impact on the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than focusing on one state or angle, this anthology fills a gap in the literature on the Kurds by providing a panoramic view of the Kurdish homeland’s various parts. The volume focuses on aspects of Kurdish nationalism and identity formation not addressed elsewhere, including perspectives on literature, gender, and constitution making. Further, broad thematic essays include a discussion of the historical experiences of the Kurds from the time of their Islamization more than a millennium ago up until the modern era, a comparison of the Kurdish experience with other ethno-national movements, and a treatment of the role of tribalism in modern nation building. This collection is unique in its use of original sources in various languages. The result is an analytically rich portrayal that sheds light on the Kurds’ prospects and the challenges they confront in a region undergoing sweeping upheavals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcronyms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword (Uzi Rabi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction (Ofra Bengio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKurdish Nationalism in Comparative Perspective (Benyamin Neuberger)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Setting: The Roots of Modern Kurdish Nationalism (Michael Eppel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dual Relationship between Kurdish Tribalism and Nationalism (Eli Amarilyo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKurdish Integration in Iraq: The Paradoxes of Nation Formation and Nation Building (Sherko Kirmanj)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Evolution of National Identity and the Constitution-Drafting Process in the Kurdistan-Iraq Region (Rachel Kantz Feder)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForging an Iraqi-Kurdish Identity: A Case Study of Kurdish Novelists Writing in Arabic (Ronen Zeidel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Tale of Political Consciousness: The Rise of a Nonviolent Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey (Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Role of Language in the Evolution of Kurdish National Identity in Turkey (Duygu Atlas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kurdish Women in Turkey: Nation Building and the Struggle for Gender Parity (Heidi Basch-Harod)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kurds in Syria: Caught between the Struggle for Civil Equality and the Search for National Identity (Eyal Zisser)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToward a Generational Rupture within the Kurdish Movement in Syria? (Jordi Tejel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kurds in Iran: The Quest for Identity (Nader Entessar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nostalgic Republic: The Kurdish Republic of 1946 and Its Effect on Kurdish Identity and Nation Building in Iran (Hussein Tahiri)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: The Kurdish Momentum (Ofra Bengio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702538203416,"sku":"9781477309896","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kurdish-awakening-nation-building-in-a-fragmented-homeland-paperback-softback-9781477309896","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}