The Kurds and Kurdistan: A Selective and Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in World History)

374 Pages·1997·18.65 MB·English

by  Lokman I. Meho

THE KURDS
AND KURDISTAN
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THE KURDS
AND KURDISTAN
A Selective and
Annotated Bibliography
Compiled by
LOKMAN I. MEHO
Bibliographies and Indexes in World History,
Number 46
GREENWOOD PRESS
Westport, Connecticut • London
Library of Congess Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Meho, Lokman I., 1968-
The Kurds and Kurdistan : a selective and annotated bibliography /
compiled by Lokman I. Meho.
p. cm.—(Bibliographies and indexes in world history, ISSN
0742-6852 ; no. 46)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-313-30397-5 (alk. paper)
1. Kurds—Bibliography. 2. Kurdistan—Bibliography. I. Title.
II. Series.
Z3014.K85M44 1997
[DS59.K86]
016.9566'7—dc21 97-9008
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ISBN: 0-313-30397-5
ISSN: 0742-6852
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xi
PREFACE xiii
INTRODUCTION: GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE KURDS AND
KURDISTAN 1
Geography and Population 1
Kurdish National Identity 2
Tribalism vs. Nationalism 2
Language 3
Religion 5
Other Cultural Aspects of Kurdish National Identity 5
Education 6
Economy 6
History 7
The Kurds in Turkey Since 1918 9
The Kurds in Iran Since 1918 12
The Kurds in Iraq Since 1918 14
The Kurds in Syria Since 1918 15
The Kurds in the Former Soviet Union Since 1918 16
Conclusion 18
1. GENERAL WORKS 25
2. DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL 37
3. HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 43
VH1 THE KURDS AND KURDISTAN
Ancient, Classical, and Medieval: Prehistory-1496 AD 43
Early Modern. 1497-1918 52
Modern and Contemporary: 1919-Present 58
General 58
Turkey 73
Iran 77
Iraq 83
The Kurdish War in Iraq, 1961-1975 88
The Kurds and Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 96
The Kurdish War in Turkey, 1984- 98
The Kurds and the Gulf War, 1991- 103
4. POLITICS 109
Nation-States and Kurdish Nationalism 109
General 109
Turkey 133
Iran 150
Iraq 156
Great Britain 176
United States 180
Former Soviet Union 191
Israel 197
Human Rights and Repression 198
General 198
Turkey 200
Iraq 210
Syria 214
Genocide 214
Refugees 222
5. MINORITIES AND RELIGION 231
Miscellaneous 231
Jews 243
6. SOCIETY 255
National Identity 255
Social Structure and Organization 260
Women 268
7. ECONOMY 271
CONTENTS ix
8. LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION 275
9. LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE 293
10. CULTURE AND ARTS 299
Miscellaneous 299
Rugs, Kilims, Textile Fabrics, etc. 305
AUTHOR INDEX 311
TITLE INDEX 319
SUBJECT INDEX 343