This book examines the Kurds’ rise as new regional actors in the Middle East and the impact this is having on the regional order. Kurdish political activism has reached a new height in the beginning o
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
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 a
Drawing on primary source material, especially the literature of Kurdish protest and militant organizations, Gunes (political science, U. of Essex, UK), examines the history of the resistance movement
Almost three decades have passed since political violence erupted in Turkey’s south-eastern regions, where the majority of Turkey’s approximately 20 million Kurds live. In 1984, the Kurdistan Workers’
Almost three decades have passed since political violence erupted in Turkey’s south-eastern Kurdish regions, where the majority of Turkey’s approximately 20 million Kurds live. In 1984, the Kurdistan
