Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Kurds as Primitive Rebels. 2. Who are the Kurds? 3. Kurdish Religious and Ethnic Divisions 4. The Development of the Kurdish National Movement in Turkey: 1879-1965 5. The Political Economy of Turkish Kurdistan 6. The Kurdish National Movement and the Turkish Left: 1965-1999 7. From Serîhildan to Europe 8. Conclusion: Leadership in the Kurdish National Movement Today

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A critical examination of the Kurdish nationalist movement in Turkey, tracing the PKK's evolution and its moves towards becoming a mainstream mass political movement. Nationalist leader, Abdulla Ocalan's personality is revealed as well as the implications for the future of Kurdish nationalism.

About the Author

Dr Paul J White teaches Middle Eastern Studies at Deakin University. A Kurdish Studies specialist, he has contributed numerous papers and articles to learned journals, particularly on the Kurdish Question. He is the Editor (with William S. Logan) of Remaking the Middle East (1997). He is a member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and serves on the Board of Directors of the Kurdish Institute, Washington DC.

Reviews

Paul White's book is refreshing because it shows that the unaccomplished nature of modernity can produce paradoxical consequences. It opens new perspectives in the understanding of a wide range of nationalist movements.
*Hamit Bozarslan, Ecole des Hautes Etudes et Sciences Sociales*

This is the best scholarly analysis yet written on the PKK. It will be difficult in future to understand the great importance of the Kurdish question in the Middle East and global politics without reading White's book.
*Robert Olson, University of Kentucky*