An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs and Other Weavings [Hardcover]

William Eagleton (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc (July 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940793172
• ISBN-13: 978-0940793170
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,794,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Personal Experience Lends Richness, Authority, January 23, 2007

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Eagleton's personal experience lends a richness and authority to his subject that are surely lacking in other books. One of the legendary State Department "Arabists," he had been the last U.S. official to talk with Qaddaffi before the U.S. closed its Embassy there (the U.S. reopened an Interests Section in 2004, and an Embassy in 2006). He served as U.S. Chief-of-Mission at the Interests Section in Baghdad 1980-84, and Ambassador to Syria 1984-88. He's been with the Kurdish tribes, and in the bazaars, where these rugs are made.

There is excellent historical/political context provided on Kurdish tribes in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, and an analysis of rug designs.