Primitive Rebels Or Revolutionary Modernisers?: The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in Turkey [Paperback]

Paul J. White (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1856498220 | ISBN-13: 978-1856498227 | Publication Date: January 13, 2001

Protests worldwide followed the capture and trial of the Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah Öcalan in 1999. But where does the PKK come from? What are its aims? Who supports it? What will its future be without Öcalan? And is there hope for a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish question in Turkey and a democratic future? This timely book seeks answers to these questions and provides an informative, up-to-date and readable account of the Kurdish reality in Turkey today. Its focus is a critical examination of the Kurdish nationalist movement--especially the largest and most powerful grouping, the PKK.

Editorial Reviews

Review

For the scholars of the Kurdish question Paul White's book is refreshing not less because it shows that one can brilliantly analyze this question as an issue of theoretical debate. Hamit Bozarslan, Ecole des Hautes Etudes et Sciences Sociales

About the Author

Paul J. White is based at Deakin University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (January 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856498220
• ISBN-13: 978-1856498227
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,770,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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