Phillips David L.
Phillips David L. - The Kurdish Spring A New Map Of The Middle East - Paperback
Phillips David L. - The Kurdish Spring A New Map Of The Middle East - Paperback
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Description: Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world. An estimated thirty - two million Kurds live in " Kurdistan " which includes parts of Turkey Iraq Syria and Iran today's "hot spots" in the Middle East. The Kurdish Spring explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab Ottoman and Persian powers for almost a century and explains why Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a coherent political community. David L. Phillips describes Kurdish rebellions and arbitrary divisions in the last century chronicling the nadir of Kurdish experience in the 1980s. He discusses draconian measures implemented by Iraq including use of chemical weapons Turkey's restrictions on political and cultural rights denial of citizenship and punishment for expressing Kurdish identity in Syria and repressive rule in Iran. Phillips forecasts the collapse and fragmentation of Iraq. He argues that US strategic and security interests are advanced through cooperation with Kurds as a bulwark against ISIS and Islamic extremism. This work will encourage the public to look critically at the post - colonial period recognizing the injustice and impracticality of states that were created by Great Powers and offering a new perspective on sovereignty and statehood.
Title: The Kurdish Spring A New Map Of The Middle East
Author(s): Phillips David L.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Barcode: 9781412856805
Pages: 268 Pages
Publication Date: 2/28/2015
Category: Regional Studies
Description: Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world. An estimated thirty - two million Kurds live in " Kurdistan " which includes parts of Turkey Iraq Syria and Iran today's "hot spots" in the Middle East. The Kurdish Spring explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab Ottoman and Persian powers for almost a century and explains why Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a coherent political community. David L. Phillips describes Kurdish rebellions and arbitrary divisions in the last century chronicling the nadir of Kurdish experience in the 1980s. He discusses draconian measures implemented by Iraq including use of chemical weapons Turkey's restrictions on political and cultural rights denial of citizenship and punishment for expressing Kurdish identity in Syria and repressive rule in Iran. Phillips forecasts the collapse and fragmentation of Iraq. He argues that US strategic and security interests are advanced through cooperation with Kurds as a bulwark against ISIS and Islamic extremism. This work will encourage the public to look critically at the post - colonial period recognizing the injustice and impracticality of states that were created by Great Powers and offering a new perspective on sovereignty and statehood.
Title: The Kurdish Spring A New Map Of The Middle East
Author(s): Phillips David L.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Barcode: 9781412856805
Pages: 268 Pages
Publication Date: 2/28/2015
Category: Regional Studies
