This indispensable resource for Western readers about the Kurds-an ancient indigenous group that exemplifies diversity in the Middle East-examines their history, politics, economics, and social structure.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Frontispiece.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Preface.
Introduction.
Thematic Essays.
1: Origins and History.
2: Geography.
3: Political Systems and Parties.
4: Religion.
5: Conflicts and Issues.
6: Social Organization and Family Life.
7: Gender Roles.
8: Housing and Settlements.
9: Life and Work.
10: Education.
11: Language.
12: Literature.
13: Media.
14: Food and Dress.
15: Music.
16: Cinema.
Country Profiles.
17: France.
18: Germany.
19: Iran.
20: Iraq.
21: Israel.
22: Lebanon.
23: Russia and Transcaucasia.
24: Sweden.
25: Syria.
26: Turkey.
27: United States.
Documents.
28: Sharafnama.
29: The Kurdish Shānāma.
30: Mem and Zin.
31: Report by the British Consul on the Sheikh Ubeydullah Revolt in 1880–1881.
32: Sureya, Jaladet, and Kamuran Bedirkhan.
33: Treaty of Sèvres, August 10, 1920.
34: Sherif Pasha’s “Memorandum on the Claims of the Kurd People” to the Conference of Peace in Paris on February 6, 1919.
35: Khoybun (also known as Hoybun and Hoyboon).
36: The Legacy of Qazi Mohamed.
37: The Manifesto of March 11, 1970.
38: The 1975 Algiers Agreement.
39: Hawar.
40: Muhammad Talab Hilal’s 12-Point Memorandum and the Syrian Population Census of 1962.
41: Democratic Confederalism.
42: Krive.
43: Article 140 of the New Iraqi Constitution from 2005.