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Author Marcus, Aliza.

Title Blood and belief : the PKK and the Kurdish fight for independence / Aliza Marcus.

Imprint New York : New York University Press, c2007.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  956.6703 M334b 2007    ---  Available
Description xii, 351 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-342) and index.
Contents A note to readers -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- Prologue -- Ocalan, Kurds, and the PKK's start -- The origins of the PKK, 1949-1976 -- Abdullah Ocalan, leader, 1975-1980 -- The flight to survive, 1980-1982 -- On the road to war, 1982-1984 -- The PKK consolidates power -- Loyalty and violence, 1985-1990 -- The struggle to succeed, 1985-1990 -- The deluge, 1988-1991 -- PKK militants fight for control --War in the streets, 1991-1992 -- Fueling the war, 1992-1993 --Mixing war and politics, 1991-1993 -- Change in fortunes, 1993-1997 -- Ocalan's capture and after -- The decline, 1995-1998 -- Searching for a new way, 1995-1998 -- Ocalan, caught by surprise, 1998-1999 -- The PKK saves itself, 1999-2007 -- Conclusion -- Timeline -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
Subject Partiya Karkerˆen Kurdistanˆe -- History.
Kurds -- Turkey -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Turkey -- Ethnic relations.
ISBN 0814757111 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814757116 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard No. NLGGC 303866519
AU@ 000041290985
NZ1 11258015

 
    
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