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The Discourse about Kurdishness and Indigeneity
Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey
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About this book
The Discourse About Kurdishness and Indigeneity: Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey presents a comprehensive analysis of the self-identified Kurdish identity within the Kurdish political movement in Turkey, adopting an indigenous perspective. The analysis is mainly focused on the parliamentary politics of three distinct periods in Turkey, including the inception of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the emergence of other pro-Kurdish political parties since the 1990s, and the parliamentary politics through the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). In addition to the central perspective of indigeneity, the theoretical framework of the book, including internal colonialism and Orientalism within Orient perspectives, is also employed to critically investigate the relationship of post-colonial nation-states with multi-ethnic societies in the case of Turkey and the Kurdish struggle. The research consists of a mixed methods approach to explore the discourse on Kurdishness by analysing party programs, statements, and semi-structured interviews. The book utilises the Discourse-Historical Approach to analyse data and provide an interpretation of the concept of indigeneity within the discourse on Kurdishness. It sheds new light on the Kurdish political movement and other indigenous peoples in Mesopotamia, who were rendered invisible after the First World War due to the emerging political discourse in the Middle East.
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Yes, you can access The Discourse about Kurdishness and Indigeneity by Aynur Unal in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & International Relations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Notion of Self-Identification within the Discourse on Kurdishness
- Chapter 2: Struggle over Mother Tongue and Culture
- Chapter 3: Kurdistan as a ‘Homeland – Ancestral Land’
- Chapter 4: The Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey: Struggle for Self-Determination and Women’s Rights
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author