| The Kurds of Turkey: National, Religious and Economic Identities Contributor(s): Çiçek, Cuma (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784535451 ISBN-13: 9781784535452 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (1.25 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In fact, Kurds in Turkey have many diverse political and ideological orientations. Focusing on the elites of these informal groups - national, religious and economic - Cuma Cicek analyses the consequences of the divisions and subsequent prospects of consensus building. Using an innovative theoretical framework founded on constructivism, the 'three 'I's' model and various strands of sociology, Cicek considers the dynamics that affect the Kurds in Turkey across issues as diverse as the central state, geopolitics, nationalism, Europeanisation and globalisation. In so doing, he examines the consensus-building process of 1999-2015 and presents the possible route to a unified Kurdish political state.Cicek's in-depth and meticulously researched work adds an indispensable layer of nuance to our conception of the Kurdish community. This is an important book for students or researchers with an interest in the history and present of the Kurds and their future in Turkey and across the Middle East. |