Kurds and Their Struggle for Autonomy
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Kurds and Their Struggle for Autonomy

Enduring Identity and Clientelism

  1. 445 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Kurds and Their Struggle for Autonomy

Enduring Identity and Clientelism

About this book

Kurds and their Struggle for Autonomy: Enduring Identity and Clientelism is a comprehensive study of the roots of Kurdish identity, the processes of identity formation among the Kurds, and the Kurds' seemingly never-ending struggle for self-determination. By relying on a hybrid theoretical model of identity politics, this book offers a thorough treatment of the origins, characteristics, and evolution of Kurdish culture in general, and political culture in particular. It also examines the historical explanations and nuances of Kurdish struggles for some form of autonomy, assesses economic imperatives that shape the potentials and challenges of Kurdish social and political life, and offers a critical review of the contemporary Kurdish institutional and policy dynamics in Iraq and Syria.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. List of Abbreviations
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter One Identity Politics, Nationalism, and Ethnic-Nationalism Concepts, Theoretical Paradigms, and Challenges
  5. Chapter Two The Kurds Their Land, Demographics, Tribalism, Language, Religion, and Economy
  6. Chapter Three Kurdish Political Culture, Religions, and History
  7. Chapter Four The Kurdish Civil Society
  8. Chapter Five Kurdish Governance in Iraq and Syria Clientelism and Political Institutions and Processes
  9. Chapter Six Public Policies and Intergovernmental Relations
  10. Conclusion
  11. Notes
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index
  14. About the Authors