Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Note on Spelling and Names XIII
6. Introduction XV
7. 1. The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism: Sheikh Ubaydallah and the Kurdish League 1
8. 2. Kurdish Nationalism: From Sevres to Said 26
9. 3. The Second Time Around: British Policy toward the Kurds from Mudros to Lausanne 52
10. 4. Mobilization for Rebellion: From Beyt Şebab to Piran 91
11. 5. The Rebellion and Its Aftermath 107
12. 6. The International Aspects of the Sheikh Said Rebellion 128
13. Conclusion 153
14. Appendixes
15. Appendix I: British and Turkish Army Officer Equivalents and Abbreviations 165
16. Appendix II: Draft Law for a Proposed Autonomy of Kurdistan as Debated in the Grand National Assembly on 10 February 1922 166
17. Appendix III: Azadi Membership as of September 1924 169
18. Appendix N: List of Kurdish Officers Who Deserted after the Mutiny of Beyt Şebab 172
19. Appendix V: Intercepted Letter from Turkish Intelligence Meant to Implicate lhsan Nuri as a Spy 173
20. Appendix VI: Colonel (Miralay) Ozdemir's Proclamations to the Kurdish Tribes 176
21. Appendix VII: Selected List of Turkish Officers in the Eastern Provinces in April 1925 178
22. Appendix VIII: Diary of Events at Mezreh [Mamouret - el -Aziz], 23 March to 15 April 185
23. Notes 187
24. Bibliography 213
25. Index 221