عنوان

A people without a state :

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147730911X

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1477311076

(Number (ISBN

9781477309117

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9781477311073

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1477309128

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1477309136

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9781477309124

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9781477309131

Title Proper

A people without a state :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the Kurds from the rise of Islam to the dawn of nationalism /

First Statement of Responsibility

Michael Eppel.

Edition Statement

First edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Austin :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Texas Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2016]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

176 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction : the origins of the Kurds -- myths, history, and modern politics -- Kurdish distinctiveness under Arab, Persian, and Turkish dominance -- The era of Ottoman and Iranian rule -- The demise of Kurdish emirates in the nineteenth century -- Seeds of Kurdish nationalism in the declining Ottoman empire -- The beginnings of modern Kurdish politics -- The Kurds and Kurdistan during World War I -- The Kurds and the new Middle East after the Ottomans -- Conclusion : from distinctiveness to nationalism -- continuing issues of Kurdish collective identity.

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"Numbering between 25 and 35 million worldwide, the Kurds are among the largest culturally and ethnically distinct people to remain stateless. A People Without a State offers an in-depth survey of an identity that has often been ignored in mainstream historiographies of the Middle East and brings to life the historical, social, and political developments in Kurdistani society over the past millennium. Michael Eppel begins with the myths and realities of the origins of the Kurds, describes the effect upon them of medieval Muslim states under Arab, Persian, and Turkish dominance, and recounts the emergence of tribal-feudal dynasties. He explores in detail the subsequent rise of Kurdish emirates, as well as this people's literary and linguistic developments, particularly the flourishing of poetry. The turning tides of the nineteenth century, including Ottoman reforms and fluctuating Russian influence after the Crimean War, set in motion an early Kurdish nationalism that further expressed a distinct cultural identity. Stateless, but rooted in the region, the Kurds never achieved independence because of geopolitical conditions, tribal rivalries, and obstacles on the way to modernization. A People Without a State captures the developments that nonetheless forged a vast sociopolitical system."--Publisher's description

Kurds-- Ethnic identity.

Kurds-- History.

Kurds-- Middle East-- History.

Nationalism-- Kurdistan.

Ethnische Identität

HISTORY-- Middle East.

Kurden

Kurds-- Ethnic identity.

Kurds.

Nationalbewusstsein

Nationalism.

Politics and government.

Kurdistan, History.

Kurdistan, Politics and government.

Kurdistan

Kurdistan (région transfrontière)

Middle East, Kurdistan.

Middle East.

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Class number

Book number

Eppel, Michael,1947-

Date of Transaction

20200823031038.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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