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Kurdistan: Crafting of National Selves
Christopher Houston
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This book provides a concise analysis of the making of Kurdistan, its peoples, historical developments and cultural politics. Under the Ottoman Empire Kurdistan was the name given to the autonomous province in which the Kurdish princes ruled over a cosmopolitan population. But re-mapping, wars and the growth of modern nation-states have turned Kurdistan into an imagined homeland. The Kurdish question is one that continually reappears on the international stage because of the strategic location of Kurdistan. In describing the ways in which Kurdistan and its history have been represented and politicized, the author traces the vital role of the nationalist ... Read more
This book provides a concise analysis of the making of Kurdistan, its peoples, historical developments and cultural politics. Under the Ottoman Empire Kurdistan was the name given to the autonomous province in which the Kurdish princes ruled over a cosmopolitan population. But re-mapping, wars and the growth of modern nation-states have turned Kurdistan into an imagined homeland. The Kurdish question is one that continually reappears on the international stage because of the strategic location of Kurdistan. In describing the ways in which Kurdistan and its history have been represented and politicized, the author traces the vital role of the nationalist ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845202699
SKU
V9781845202699
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99-5
About Christopher Houston
Christopher Houston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Reviews for Kurdistan: Crafting of National Selves
The book opens new horizons toward the understanding of the Kurdish question as a major problem in the Middle East.
Hashem Ahmadzadeh, Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter, UK This book is not so much about how Kurds imagine their nation and construct their identities as members of it, but more about how the nation-states where Kurds live ... Read more
Hashem Ahmadzadeh, Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter, UK This book is not so much about how Kurds imagine their nation and construct their identities as members of it, but more about how the nation-states where Kurds live ... Read more