{"product_id":"primitive-rebels-or-revolutionary-modernizers-the-kurdish-nationalist-movement-in-turkey-paperback","title":"Primitive Rebels or Revolutionary Modernizers: The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in Turkey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul J. White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProtests worldwide followed the capture and trial of the Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah  calan in 1999. Millions of people are now aware of the long fight by  calan's PKK guerillas in Turkey. But where does the PKK come from? What are its aims? Who supports it? What will its future be without  calan to guide it? And, most important of all, is there now a real prospect for a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question in Turkey and a democratic future that recognises the cultural plurality of the country? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely book seeks answers to these questions and provides an informative, up-to-date and readable account of the Kurdish reality in Turkey today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts focus is a critical examination of the Kurdish nationalist movement -- especially the largest and most powerful grouping, the PKK. Its evolution is traced. Initially reliant on armed struggle, the PKK had in fact, the author shows, made significant strides towards becoming a mainstream mass political movement before  calan's arrest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginal interviews with Icalan, his rival Kurdish nationalist leaders and ordinary PKK guerillas are woven into the text. They make possible an understanding of Abdullah  calan's personality as well as revealing much about leadership in contemporary Kurdish nationalism. Of particular interest also is the author's revisionist discussion of the Alevi Kurds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Paul J White teaches Middle Eastern Studies at Deakin University. A Kurdish Studies specialist, he has contributed numerous papers and articles to learned journals, particularly on the Kurdish Question. He is the Editor (with William S. Logan) of Remaking the Middle East (1997). He is a member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and serves on the Board of Directors of the Kurdish Institute, Washington DC.\u003cbr\u003eDr Paul J White teaches Middle Eastern Studies at Deakin University. A Kurdish Studies specialist, he has contributed numerous papers and articles to learned journals, particularly on the Kurdish Question. He is the Editor (with William S. Logan) of Remaking the Middle East (1997). He is a member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and serves on the Board of Directors of the Kurdish Institute, Washington DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.48 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787465457952,"sku":"9781856498227","price":88.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ebf7bb6ca1a7b6b45b2d29f003a41880.webp?v=1780650399","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/primitive-rebels-or-revolutionary-modernizers-the-kurdish-nationalist-movement-in-turkey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}