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A People Without a State: The Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism
Michael Eppel
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Numbering between 25 and 35 million worldwide, the Kurds are among the largest culturally and ethnically distinct people to remain stateless. A People Without a State offers an in-depth survey of an identity that has often been ignored in mainstream historiographies of the Middle East and brings to life the historical, social, and political developments in Kurdistani society over the past millennium. Michael Eppel begins with the myths and realities of the origins of the Kurds, describes the effect upon them of medieval Muslim states under Arab, Persian, and Turkish dominance, and recounts the emergence ... Read more
Numbering between 25 and 35 million worldwide, the Kurds are among the largest culturally and ethnically distinct people to remain stateless. A People Without a State offers an in-depth survey of an identity that has often been ignored in mainstream historiographies of the Middle East and brings to life the historical, social, and political developments in Kurdistani society over the past millennium. Michael Eppel begins with the myths and realities of the origins of the Kurds, describes the effect upon them of medieval Muslim states under Arab, Persian, and Turkish dominance, and recounts the emergence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477311073
SKU
V9781477311073
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About Michael Eppel
Michael Eppel is professor emeritus at the University of Haifa and Oranim College of Education. He is the author of The Palestine Conflict in the History of Modern Iraq and Iraq from Monarchy to Tyranny.
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