| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 390 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-378) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The stage is set. -- Viva la Fiesta -- 1991: Secret nation or forgotten enclave? -- A second visit to Kurdistan -- Atrocities -- The leadership -- Illusory borders, part I -- Illusory borders, part II -- pt. 2. War in Turkey. -- Passing down revolution -- Turkey, 1993 -- Turkey, 1995, ground level -- The business of killing -- 60 Minutes -- PKK visit, 1996 -- Well-founded fear of persecution -- pt. 3. War in Iraq. -- 2002: Northern Iraq -- Stranger in my cab -- Fall 2002: six months before the war -- Suly: October 2002 -- A sheikh in a suit -- Ansar al-Islam -- Palace Hotel -- Al-Qaeda in Kurdistan? -- WMD and tipsters -- Ashti Hotel -- Abducted scientists -- Kurds reign in the press -- End game -- Friendly fire on an April morning -- The war in Kurdistan -- Road to Tikrit and home -- pt. 4. Victory. -- One year later: return to Iraq -- Karzan at home -- Kirkuk and Civil War -- Spies and Blame -- The dodger -- After Halabja. |
| Summary |
A portrait of historical and modern Kurdish culture describes their victimization under Saddam Hussein's rule, role in the new order under president Jalal Talabani, and struggles as a people who have been tortured for their beliefs and denied their homeland. |
| Subject |
Kurds -- Ethnic identity.
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Kurds -- Iraq.
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Kurds -- Turkey.
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McKiernan, Kevin.
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| ISBN |
0312325460 |
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9780312325466 |
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