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Kurdish politics in Turkey : from the PKK to the KCK / Seevan Saeed.
Author
Saeed, Seevan
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Description
xii, 150 pages ; 24 cm.
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DR435.K87 S24 2017
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Subject(s)
Kurds
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Turkey
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Politics and government
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20th century
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Koma Civakên Kurdistan
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Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê
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Series
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 84.
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Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 84
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Summary note
In the aftermath of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Kurds were promised their own state. However, several factors, including rapid changes in the political interests of the main powers in the region, meant that this dream never became a reality, and the land of the Kurds was divided. Amid a sense of a loss of identity, the Kurds started to fight for their social and political rights. 'Kurdish Politics in Turkey' argues that the Kurdish struggle during the twentieth century has largely been a failure, and that the emergence of the Unions of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) has been a direct result of this. The book examines the success of the KCK and how it has transformed this Kurdish struggle in Turkey from a one-dimensional political movement, to a multi-dimensional social movement. The book argues that this transformation has brought about the notion of democratic autonomy as an alternative to the nation state model in Turkey. This 'new discourse' of multi-dimensional struggle is, in particular, compared to the old discourse of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which came to light as a reaction to Turkish state policy towards the Kurds. 'Kurdish Politics in Turkey' offers the first comprehensive analysis of the Kurdish Struggle and the KCK within Turkey, and is therefore a unique and valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle East Politics, as well as those with an interest in Social Movements and the Kurdish struggles during the past few decades.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
General perspectives, key concepts, literature review and theoritical approaches
Historical background of Kurdish nationalism
Down to Turkey : overview of the PKK and the KCK
The KCK : the beginnings of the transformation
The KCK : democratic autonomy and the road map : the projects of the transformation
The KCK : the outcomes of the transformation.
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ISBN
9781138195295 ((hardback))
1138195294
LCCN
2016016330
OCLC
948747799
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