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Into Kurdistan
Sheri Laizer
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Description for Into Kurdistan
Paperback. A journey into Kurdistan which gives voice to a people without a country. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; JPVH3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Into Kurdistan is a journey through the lives of a people without a country. Part travelogue and part political commentary, it portrays both the pride and the oppression of the Kurdish people.
Sheri Laizer recounts the drama of a family living close to the border, hearing gunshots and wondering if a favoured son will make it home at night. She shares the companionship of Kurdish women in the mountains, washing in the melted snow. She captures the ambiguity of Kurdish intellectuals entwined in the cultural life of Turkey, a country which refuses to acknowledge the very existence of Kurdish ... Read more
Into Kurdistan is a journey through the lives of a people without a country. Part travelogue and part political commentary, it portrays both the pride and the oppression of the Kurdish people.
Sheri Laizer recounts the drama of a family living close to the border, hearing gunshots and wondering if a favoured son will make it home at night. She shares the companionship of Kurdish women in the mountains, washing in the melted snow. She captures the ambiguity of Kurdish intellectuals entwined in the cultural life of Turkey, a country which refuses to acknowledge the very existence of Kurdish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862328993
SKU
V9780862328993
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About Sheri Laizer
Sheri Laizer is a writer, poet, and film researcher as well as a respected authority on Kurdistan and the Kurdish struggle. Her other works include Martyrs, Traitors and Patriots (Zed Books, 1996).
Reviews for Into Kurdistan
'It is impossible not to be moved by this extraordinary account of this proud, passionate and resilient people.' Peter Gabriel 'Laizer paints vivid vignettes of daily life.' Helga Graham, journalist and author of Arabian Time Machine 'The best introduction we have yet to the life of the average Kurdish citizen of Turkey.' Hazhir Teimourian, The Times 'Laizer's ... Read more