Kurds in Dark Times
new perspectives on violence and resistance in turkey
$206.54
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2023
Summary
Kurds in Dark Times: A People’s Struggle for Identity
With an estimated population of 35 million, Kurds are the world’s largest ethnic group without an independent state. The majority reside in Turkey, constituting 18 percent of the population. Since 1923, their history has been marred by state violence and conflict between the Turkish military and Kurdish fighters. While the Kurdish struggle is well-known, the perspective of the Kurds themselves remains largely unheard.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780815637707 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0815637705 |
| Series: | Contemporary Issues in the Middle East |
| Author: | Metin Atmaca, Janet Klein, Michael Ferguson, Gullistan Yarkin, Deniz Duruiz, Sefika Kumral, Ali Keles, Ayça Alemdaroglu, Fatma Müge Göçek, Baris Ünlü |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press |
| Imprint: | Syracuse University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm x 28mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The book includes voices from a new generation of scholars in the emergent field of Kurdish studies.
An admirable set of essays on what it means to live as Kurdish women and men in today’s Turkey, documenting the many forms of everyday oppression and resistance. Unlike much of the recent writing on the Kurds, the authors consistently and convincingly present the view from below; they deserve credit for their committed scholarship.
– “Martin van Bruinessen, professor emeritus, Utrecht University”About The Author
Metin Atmaca
Ayça Alemdaroglu is a research scholar and associate director of the Program on Turkey at the Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University.
Fatma Müge Göçek is professor of sociology and women’s studies at the University of Michigan.
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