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The Kurdish War (Hardcover)
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The Kurdish War (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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First published in 1964, The Kurdish War tells not only David
Adamson's 200-mile journey on foot and horseback through the rebel
mountains of Iraq but also of the circuitous route through the
Middle East the author had to take to get there. For possibly 4000
years the Kurds have lived in the mountains between the Tigris and
Armenia, owing fitful allegiance to many empires among them those
of the Turks, Arabs, Persians, and briefly the British. Revolts
against their overlords have been haphazard, bloody, and ill-fated.
The one which began in Iraq towards the end of 1961 looked as if it
would fall into the usual pattern, but in fact it was the deciding
factor among the several which led to the overthrow of the late
General Kassem. In the summer of 1962 David Adamson was working in
Paris for the Sunday Telegraph when he met Emir Bedir Khan, the
doyen of the Kurdish nationalist movement. From that meeting sprang
the discussion to try to enter the rebel held territory in the
north-west of Iraq. In this book the author describes the leaders
of the revolt and the aspirations, history, background of the
Kurdish nationalists. This firsthand historical account is an
essential read for scholars and researchers of Middle East history,
Middle East studies, and history in general.
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