Blood and belief : the PKK and the Kurdish fight for independence.

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The Kurds, who number some 28 million people in the Middle East, have no country they can call their own. Long ignored by the West, Kurds are now highly visible actors on the world's political stage. More than half live in Turkey, where the Kurdish struggle has gained new strength and attention...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marcus, Aliza
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê > History.
Kurds > Turkey > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom.
Turkey > Ethnic relations.
Asie Mineure > Relations interethniques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The origins of the PKK, 1949-1976
  • 2. Abdullah Ocalan, leader, 1975-1980
  • 3. The flight to survive, 1980-1982
  • 4. On the road to war, 1982-1984
  • 5. Loyalty and violence, 1985-1990
  • 6. The struggle to succeed, 1985-1990
  • 7. The deluge, 1988-1991
  • 8. War in the streets, 1991-1992
  • 9. Fueling the war, 1992-1993
  • 10. Mixing war and politics, 1991-1993
  • 11. Change in fortunes, 1993-1997
  • 12. The decline, 1995-1998
  • 13. Searching for a new way, 1995-1998
  • 14. Ocalan, caught by surprise, 1998-1999
  • 15. The PKK saves itself, 1999-2007
  • Conclusion.

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