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A People Without a State - The Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism (Hardcover)
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A People Without a State - The Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism (Hardcover)
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Numbering between 25 and 35 million worldwide, the Kurds are among
the largest culturally and ethnically distinct people to remain
stateless. A People Without a State offers an in-depth survey of an
identity that has often been ignored in mainstream historiographies
of the Middle East and brings to life the historical, social, and
political developments in Kurdistani society over the past
millennium. Michael Eppel begins with the myths and realities of
the origins of the Kurds, describes the effect upon them of
medieval Muslim states under Arab, Persian, and Turkish dominance,
and recounts the emergence of tribal-feudal dynasties. He explores
in detail the subsequent rise of Kurdish emirates, as well as this
people’s literary and linguistic developments, particularly the
flourishing of poetry. The turning tides of the nineteenth century,
including Ottoman reforms and fluctuating Russian influence after
the Crimean War, set in motion an early Kurdish nationalism that
further expressed a distinct cultural identity. Stateless, but
rooted in the region, the Kurds never achieved independence because
of geopolitical conditions, tribal rivalries, and obstacles on the
way to modernization. A People Without a State captures the
developments that nonetheless forged a vast sociopolitical system.
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