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A New Map of the Middle East
Transaction Publishers
March 2015
On Sale: February 28, 2015
268 pages ISBN: 1412855764 EAN: 9781412855761 Hardcover
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Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world. An
estimated thirty-two million Kurds live in “Kurdistan,”
which includes parts of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and
Iran—today’s “hot spots” in the Middle East. The Kurdish
Spring explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab, Ottoman,
and Persian powers for almost a century, and explains why
Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a
coherent political community. David L. Phillips describes Kurdish rebellions and arbitrary
divisions in the last century, chronicling the nadir of
Kurdish experience in the 1980s. He discusses draconian
measures implemented by Iraq, including use of chemical
weapons, Turkey’s restrictions on political and cultural
rights, denial of citizenship and punishment for expressing
Kurdish identity in Syria, and repressive rule in Iran. Phillips forecasts the collapse and fragmentation of Iraq.
He argues that US strategic and security interests are
advanced through cooperation with Kurds, as a bulwark
against ISIS and Islamic extremism. This work will encourage the public to look critically at
the post-colonial period, recognizing the injustice and
impracticality of states that were created by Great Powers,
and offering a new perspective on sovereignty and statehood.
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