{"product_id":"the-pkk-coming-down-from-the-mountains-paperback","title":"The Pkk: Coming Down from the Mountains - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoctor Paul White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Mdee\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNana Poku\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is infamous for its violence. The struggle it has waged for Kurdish independence in southeastern Turkey has cost in excess of 40,000 lives since 1984. A less-known fact, however, is that the PKK now embraces a non-violent end to the conflict, with its leader Abdullah Öcalan having ordered a ceasefire and engaging in a negotiated peace with the Ankara government. Whether these tentative attempts at peacemaking mean an end to the bloodshed remains to be seen, but either way the ramifications for Turkey and the wider region are potentially huge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting the ideological evolution of the PKK, as well as its origins, aims and structure, Paul White provides the only authoritative and up-to-date analysis of one of the most important non-state political players in the contemporary Middle East.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Paul White works as an independent consultant in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has taught Middle East Politics courses at Deakin University in Melbourne; at Macquarie University in Sydney; and at the University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrimitive Rebels or Revolutionary Modernizers? The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed Books, 2000). He was a member of the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and serves on the board of directors of the Kurdish Institute, Washington DC.\u003cbr\u003eDr Paul White works as an independent consultant in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has taught Middle East Politics courses at Deakin University in Melbourne; at Macquarie University in Sydney; and at the University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrimitive Rebels or Revolutionary Modernizers? The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed Books, 2000). He was a member of the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e 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 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776370475296,"sku":"9781783600373","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb5df00a11559abd785855ec1440946d.webp?v=1780478302","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pkk-coming-down-from-the-mountains-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}