Primitive Rebels or Revolutionary Modernizers: The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in Turkey

By Paul White

Book Overview

Protests worldwide followed the capture and trial of the Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah ?calan in 1999. But where does the PKK come from? What are its aims? Who supports it? What will its future be without ?calan? 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856498220
• ISBN13: 9781856498227
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"