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Routledge Handbook on the Kurds

Beschreibung

With an estimated population of over 30 million, the Kurds are the largest stateless nation in the world. They are becoming increasingly important within regional and international geopolitics, particularly since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Arab Spring and the war in Syria.

This multidisciplinary Handbook provides a definitive overview of a range of themes within Kurdish studies. Topics covered include:

Kurdish studies in the United States and Europe

Early Kurdish history

Kurdish culture, literature and cinema

Economic dimensions

Religion

Geography and travel

Kurdish women

The Kurdish situation in Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran

The Kurdish diaspora.

With a wide range of contributions from many leading academic experts, this Handbook will be a vital resource for students and scholars of Kurdish studies and Middle Eastern studies.

Autor

Michael M. Gunter is a Professor of Political Science at Tennessee Technological University and the Secretary-General of the EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC), headquartered in Brussels. He is the author or editor of 15 scholarly books on the Kurdish and Armenian issues as well as over 100 peer-reviewed scholarly articles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 484
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 176mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 920g
• ISBN-13: 9780367580582
• ISBN-10: 0367580586
• Artikelnr.: 67824211

Rezensionen

"...edited by Michael M. Gunter, who is himself probably the most prolific of today's scholars of Kurdish politics... Gunter has made an effort to juxtapose different viewpoints in each section, some chapters being sympathetic with the Kurdish movements described and others more critical[...] The history of the Kurdish movement, from the early twentieth century until the defeat of ISIS, is well covered and there are interesting though partial observations on changes in the political economy and social organisation of Kurdistan. [...] Kurdish scholars will find a few chapters that provide significant new information or analysis... Non-specialists who consult it as a work of reference may find it helpful for contextualising news reports." - Martin van Bruinessen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, book review appeared in Kurdish Studies, May 2020

"...edited by Michael M. Gunter, who is himself probably the most prolific of today's scholars of Kurdish politics... Gunter has made an effort to juxtapose different viewpoints in each section, some chapters being sympathetic with the Kurdish movements described and others more critical[...] The history of the Kurdish movement, from the early twentieth century until the defeat of ISIS, is well covered and there are interesting though partial observations on changes in the political economy and social organisation of Kurdistan. [...] Kurdish scholars will find a few chapters that provide significant new information or analysis... Non-specialists who consult it as a work of reference may find it helpful for contextualising news reports." - Martin van Bruinessen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, book review appeared in Kurdish Studies, May 2020