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This extensive examination of the Kurdish conflict in Turkey, Iraq, Germany, and the EU focuses on the history and development of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and its impact on transnational security, human rights, and democratization.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Terms and Abbreviations Pronunciation Guide Introduction: From Diyarbakir to Western Europe 1.Framing the Conflict 2.Denigration of Turkishness 3.The Kurdish Wedge 4.Visions of Kurdistan 5.The PKK and Armed Struggle 6.Loss of Status 7.Blood Memories 8.The Transnational Kurdish Web Conclusion: Solving the Puzzle Appendix A: Kurdish Populations Appendix B: Maps Appendix C: Timeline Appendix D: Profiles of PKK Leaders Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

Vera Eccarius-Kelly, PhD, is associate professor of comparative politics at Siena College, Albany, NY.

Reviews

This is an important work on the Kurds and Turkish politics generally. It should also prove valuable to comparativists interested in ethnicity, nationalism, political violence, religion and politics, and democratization. Recommended.
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