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Author Gurses, Mehmet, author.

Title Anatomy of a civil war : sociopolitical impacts of the Kurdish conflict in Turkey / Mehmet Gurses.

Publication Info. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2018]

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Anatomy of a Civil War demonstrates the destructive nature of war, ranging from the physical to the psychosocial, as well as war's detrimental effects on the environment. Despite such horrific aspects, evidence suggests that civil war is likely to generate multilayered outcomes. To examine the transformative aspects of civil war, Mehmet Gurses draws on an original survey conducted in Turkey, where a Kurdish armed group, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has been waging an intermittent insurgency for Kurdish self-rule since 1984. Findings from a probability sample of 2,100 individuals randomly selected from three major Kurdish-populated provinces in the eastern part of Turkey, coupled with insights from face-to-face in-depth interviews with dozens of individuals affected by violence, provide evidence for the multifaceted nature of exposure to violence during civil war. Just as the destructive nature of war manifests itself in various forms and shapes, wartime experiences can engender positive attitudes toward women, create a culture of political activism, and develop secular values at the individual level. In addition, wartime experiences seem to robustly predict greater support for political activism. Nonetheless, changes in gender relations and the rise of a secular political culture appear to be primarily shaped by wartime experiences interacting with insurgent ideology"-- Provided by publisher
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Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I; One. The Dark Side of War; Part II; Two. Toward an Integrated Theory of Civil War and Change; Part III; Three. War and Women; Four. War and Political Culture; Five. War and Religion; Part IV; Six. War and Peace; Seven. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê -- History.
Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê
Kurds -- Turkey -- Politics and government.
Kurds -- Turkey -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Turkey -- Ethnic relations.
Insurgency -- Case studies.
Civil war -- Case studies.
Turquie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1980-
Asie Mineure -- Relations interethniques.
Révoltes -- Études de cas.
Guerre civile -- Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Civil war
Ethnic relations
Insurgency
Kurds -- Autonomy and independence movements
Kurds -- Politics and government
Politics and government
Turkey
Chronological Term Since 1980
Genre/Form Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Other Form: Print version: Gurses, Mehmet. Anatomy of a civil war. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2018 9780472131006 (DLC) 2018021268
ISBN 9780472124282 (electronic book)
0472124285 (electronic book)
9780472131006 (electronic bk.)
0472131001 (electronic bk.)
9780472901166 (electronic bk.)
0472901168 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. 10.3998/mpub.9946395 doi
AU@ 000063537756
CHNEW 001035516
CHVBK 556239784
AU@ 000076031927

 
    
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