As the Kurdish question becomes more prominent in Middle Eastern politics, it is attracting attention from the media, the academic community, and governmental and non-governmental organizations. Swamped with questions from the press and academic departments, students of Kurdish topics have needed a
People Without a Country: The Kurds and Kurdistan
โ Scribed by Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
- Publisher
- Zed Press
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Kurds under the Ottoman Empire
2. Kurdistan in Turkey
3. Kurdistan in Iran
4. The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad
5. Kurdistan in Iraq
6. The Kurds in Syria
7. The Kurds in the Soviet Union
Postscript, 1979
Chronology
Bibliography
Index
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