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A modern history of the Kurds / David McDowall.

by McDowall, David, 1945- author.

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London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris, 2021.

Kurds -- Middle East -- History -- 19th century.

Kurds -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century.

Kurds -- Middle East -- Social conditions.

9780755600755 (paperback) :

0755600754 (paperback)

xxi, 699 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Fourth edition.

1. Introduction: Kurdish Identity and Social Formation -- Book I THE KURDS IN THE AGE OF TRIBE AND EMPDIE -- 2. Kurdistan Before the Nineteenth Century -- 3. Ottoman Kurdistan, 1800 -- 50 -- 4. Ottoman Kurdistan, 1850 -- 1908 -- 5. The Qajars and the Kurds -- 6. Revolution, Nationalism and War, 1900 -- 18 -- Book II INCORPORATING THE KURDS -- 7. Redrawing the Map: The Partition of Ottoman Kurdistan -- 8. The Kurds, Britain and Iraq -- 9. Incorporating Turkey's Kurds -- 10. The Kurds Under Reza Shah -- Book III ROJHILAT (EAST): NATIONALISM IN IRAN -- 11. Tribe or Ethnicity? The Mahabad Republic -- 12. Iran: Creating A National Movement -- 13. Subjects of the Shi'i republic -- Book IV BASUR (SOUTH): NATIONALISM IN IRAQ -- 14. The Birth of a National Movement Under Hashemite Rule -- 15. The Kurds in Revolutionary Iraq -- 16. The Kurds Under the Ba'th, 1968 -- 75 -- 17. The Road to Genocide, 1975 -- 88 -- 18. Uprising and Self-Rule -- Book V BAKUR (NORTH): NATIONALISM IN TURKEY -- 19. The Kurdish National Revival in Turkey, 1946 -- 79 -- 20. The PKK and the Mass Movement -- Book VI ROJAVA (WEST): NATIONALISM IN SYRIA -- 21. Living apart in French and Independent Syria -- Book VII INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE FIRST TWO DECADES -- 22. Iran's Kurds: No Sign of the Dawn -- 23. Syria's Kurds: Coming of Age in Civil War -- 24. Turkey's Kurds: The Search for Resolution -- 25. Iraq's Kurds: From Dream to Disillusionment -- -- Book VIII DIASPORA KURDS -- 26. The Kurds in Exile: Building the Nation.

"The division of the Kurdish people among the modern nation states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran and their struggle for national rights continues to influence the politics of the Middle East. David McDowall's ground-breaking history of the Kurds from the 19th century to the present day documents the underlying dynamics of the Kurdish question. Drawing extensively on primary sources - including documents from The National Archive and interviews with prominent Kurds - the book examines the interplay of old and new aspects of the struggle, the importance of local rivalries and leadership within Kurdish society, and the failure of modern states to respond to the challenge of Kurdish nationalism. In this new and revised edition, McDowall also analyses the momentous transformations affecting Kurdish socio-politics in the last 20 years. With updates throughout and substantial new material included, this fourth edition of the book reflects the developments in the field and the areas which have gained importance and understanding. This includes new analysis of the Kurdish experience in Syria; the role of political Islam in Kurdish society and Kurds' involvement in Islamist Jihad; and issues surrounding women and gender that were previously overlooked, from the impact of the women's equality movement to how patriarchal practices within the Kurdish community still limit its progress. The foundation text for Kurdish Studies, this book highlights in detail the changing situation of the Kurds across the Middle East." -- Provided by publisher

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