Description: A People Without a StateThe Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism Author(s): Michael Eppel Format: Paperback Publisher: University of Texas Press, United States Imprint: University of Texas Press ISBN-13: 9781477311073, 978-1477311073 Synopsis 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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Book Title: A People Without a State
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
Publication Name: A People without a State: the Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 414 g
Author: Michael Eppel
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
