Turkey's Kurdish Question (Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict) - Softcover

Barkey, Henri J.; Fuller, Graham E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847685535 ISBN 13: 9780847685530

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

The Kurds, one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Middle East, are reasserting their identitypolitically and through violence. Turkey's essentially democratic structure and civil societyideal tools for coping with and incorporating minority challengehave so far been suspended on this issue, which the government is treating almost exclusively as a security problem to be dealt with by force. This study explores the roots, dimensions, character, and evolution of the problem, offers a range of approaches to a resolution of the conflict, and draws broader parallels between the Kurdish question and other separatist movements worldwide.

About this title

About the Author:

Henri J. Barkey is associate professor in the Department of International Relations at Lehigh University.

Graham E. Fuller is senior analyst at the RAND Corporation.

Review:

By far the most serious and convincing study of Turkey's Kurdish question to date. (The New York Review Of Books)

This is a first-class analysis of Turkey's continuing Kurdish problem. (Erwin C. Hargrove, Vanderbilt University Political Science Quarterly)

Barkey and Fuller, two eminent scholars, deal with one of the most important problems in the Middle East―the challenge of the Kurdish nationalist movement to the states of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.... This first-rate book is must reading for all scholars, policy advocates, and general readers interested in the Middle East. (CHOICE)

Amply covers the existing research-field. (Eva Østergard-Nielsen, St. Antony's College, Oxford University Ethnic Conflict Research Digest)

The author's observations are certainly useful for those who are genuinely interested in Turkey's wellfare. (South European Society and Politics)

Remarkably documented, this is a perceptive and courageous study of a crucial problem for the future of Turkey. It offers options for a lasting settlement. (Eric Rouleau, former Ambassador of France to Turkey)

Scholars, journalists, and policy-makers, as well as those interested in the field of conflict resolution or prevention, will find this well-written, cogently argued, and perceptive book very useful. (International Journal of Middle East Studies)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0847685535
• ISBN 13: 9780847685530
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264