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Introduction. The origins of the kurds— myths, history, and modern politics
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Michael Eppel
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- A note on transliteration ix
- Introduction. The origins of the kurds— myths, history, and modern politics 1
- Chapter 1. Kurdish Distinctiveness under Arab, Persian, and Turkish Dominance 15
- Chapter 2. The Era of Ottoman and Iranian Rule 27
- Chapter 3. The Demise of the Kurdish Emirates in the Nineteenth Century 45
- Chapter 4. Seeds of Kurdish Nationalism in the Declining Ottoman Empire 65
- Chapter 5. The Beginnings of Modern Kurdish Politics 87
- Chapter 6. The Kurds and Kurdistan during World War I 109
- Chapter 7. The Kurds and the New Middle East after the Ottomans 115
- Conclusion. From Distinctiveness to Nationalism— Continuing Issues of Kurdish Collective Identity 137
- Maps 145
- Notes 149
- Bibliography 161
- Index 169
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- A note on transliteration ix
- Introduction. The origins of the kurds— myths, history, and modern politics 1
- Chapter 1. Kurdish Distinctiveness under Arab, Persian, and Turkish Dominance 15
- Chapter 2. The Era of Ottoman and Iranian Rule 27
- Chapter 3. The Demise of the Kurdish Emirates in the Nineteenth Century 45
- Chapter 4. Seeds of Kurdish Nationalism in the Declining Ottoman Empire 65
- Chapter 5. The Beginnings of Modern Kurdish Politics 87
- Chapter 6. The Kurds and Kurdistan during World War I 109
- Chapter 7. The Kurds and the New Middle East after the Ottomans 115
- Conclusion. From Distinctiveness to Nationalism— Continuing Issues of Kurdish Collective Identity 137
- Maps 145
- Notes 149
- Bibliography 161
- Index 169