Kurdish Awakening : : Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland / / ed. by Ofra Bengio.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Amarilyo, Eli,; Atlas, Duygu,; Basch-Harod, Heidi,; Bengio, Ofra,; Entessar, Nader,; Eppel, Michael,; Feder, Rachel Kantz,; Kirmanj, Sherko,; Neuberger, Benyamin,; Rabi, Uzi,; Tahiri, Hussein,; Tejel, Jordi,; Yanarocak, Hay Eytan Cohen,; Zeidel, Ronen,; Zisser, Eyal,
• HerausgeberIn: Bengio, Ofra,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 2 b&w photos, 5 b&w maps

Kurdish Awakening examines key questions related to Kurdish nationalism and identity formation in Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. The world’s largest stateless ethnic group, Kurds have steadily grown in importance as a political power in the Middle East, particularly in light of the “Arab Spring.” As a result, Kurdish issues—political, cultural, and historical alike—have emerged as the subject of intense scholarly interest. This book provides fresh ways of understanding the historical and sociopolitical underpinnings of the ongoing Kurdish awakening and its already significant impact on the region. Rather than focusing on one state or angle, this anthology fills a gap in the literature on the Kurds by providing a panoramic view of the Kurdish homeland’s various parts. The volume focuses on aspects of Kurdish nationalism and identity formation not addressed elsewhere, including perspectives on literature, gender, and constitution making. Further, broad thematic essays include a discussion of the historical experiences of the Kurds from the time of their Islamization more than a millennium ago up until the modern era, a comparison of the Kurdish experience with other ethno-national movements, and a treatment of the role of tribalism in modern nation building. This collection is unique in its use of original sources in various languages. The result is an analytically rich portrayal that sheds light on the Kurds’ prospects and the challenges they confront in a region undergoing sweeping upheavals.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I -- Kurdish Nationalism in Comparative Perspective -- Historical Setting: The Roots of Modern Kurdish Nationalism -- The Dual Relationship between Kurdish Tribalism and Nationalism -- PART II -- Kurdish Integration in Iraq: The Paradoxes of Nation Formation and Nation Building -- The Evolution of National Identity and the Constitution-Drafting Process in the Kurdistan-Iraq Region -- Forging Iraqi-Kurdish Identity: A Case Study of Kurdish Novelists Writing in Arabic -- PART III -- A Tale of Political Consciousness: The Rise of a Nonviolent Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey -- The Role of Language in the Evolution of Kurdish National Identity in Turkey -- The Kurdish Women in Turkey: Nation Building and the Struggle for Gender Parity -- PART IV -- The Kurds in Syria: Caught between the Struggle for Civil Equality and the Search for National Identity -- Toward a Generational Rupture within the Kurdish Movement in Syria? -- PART V -- The Kurds in Iran: The Quest for Identity -- The Nostalgic Republic: The Kurdish Republic of 1946 and Its Effect on Kurdish Identity and Nation Building in Iran -- Conclusion: The Kurdish Momentum -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index