Disan li pesgotina pirtuka bi nave kurtce siyasi terim ve kelimeler sozlugu, hin peyv hetine nivisin ku ve ditine bas dibestin. An introductory essay provides users with general background information on the kurds and kurdistan. They cite as a prime example the closing last year of akri aqra prison, an unacknowledged detention center operated by krg security forces, which reporters had. The kurdish project was cocreated by farhad fred khosravi, a kurdishamerican entrepreneur, and media cause, a nonprofit digital agency, as a culturaleducation initiative to raise awareness in western culture of kurdish people. Resistance is life, a film by apo bazidi, documents the plight of kurdish refugees who fled the war in syria, available on youtube. Introduction to a nation which despite its distinct culture and. The book includes sections on political and physical geography, political history, social and political conditions, and economic conditions.
Apr 29, 2020 personal stories and insights we believe that one of the best ways to improve cross cultural understanding is by getting to know real people and hearing their personal stories. Unique, timely, and uptodate, this volume is the first comprehensive bibliography on kurdish culture and society. Kurdistan in the shadow offers a collidoscopic view of the history of the kurds in the midst of a shortage of decent sources about kurdistan, this book is a sort of miracle meiselas gives the kurds. Introduction to a nation which despite its distinct culture and millions of people, has yet to achieve a durable government of its own. The future of the iraqi kurds david pollock press exposure, these and other journalists maintain, has in a few instances resulted in positive change. Galbraith, a longtime advocate of the kurdish people, recommends the best books on the kurdsand predicts that one day there will be an independent kurdistan. Kurds also have a presence in kirkuk, mosul, khanaqin, and baghdad. Jan 26, 2020 original pure kurd has a white skin, blueorblack eyes and fair hair. Malmisanij, the past and present of book publishing in kurdish language in turkey.
We aim to show the cultural similarities and differences between kurds and other countries through personal stories, photo essays, interviews, videos, and art projects. Mansfields latest book, the miracle of the kurds, is a timely introduction to the kurdish people that reached bookstores just as kurdish troops began standing heroically against the evils of. Governance, diversity, and conflicts by harriet allsopp and wladimir van wilgenburg ib tauris, 2019. Melos kurds and kurdistan 1997 and melo and kelly l. Popular kurdistan books meet your next favorite book. The kurds of iraq is a book about the iraqi kurdistan region, governed by the highly autonomous kurdistan regional government.
The miracle of the kurds is a ten plus for story, historical content and enjoyment isis, peshmerga, kurds and kurdistan lead national news stories, yet the average american knows little about them except for isiss recent barbaric acts of terrorism. Books about kurds 10 books meet your next favorite book. Maglaughlin is a phd student at the school of information and library science, university of north carolina, chapel hill. See more ideas about kurdistan, books and the kurds. Mustafa barzani and the kurdish liberation movement 19311961. The author of this book, the scholar jawad mella is a known kurdish politician. Neville tellers latest book is the chaos in the middle east. Routledge handbook on the kurds 1st edition michael m. The population of the kurdistan region is skewed young, with 36% aged 014 years and only 4% aged over 63. Full 6 books to download about kurds and kurdistan by dr. Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world. Original pure kurd has a white skin, blueorblack eyes and fair hair. This classic collection of writings from kurdish intellectuals and other internationally respected experts discusses the origins of kurdish nationalism and analyzes their contemporary demand for.
They have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of lake van and lake urmia, a geographical area collectively referred to as kurdistan. Kurd, member of an ethnic group concentrated in a contiguous area including southeastern turkey, northeastern syria, northern iraq, and northwestern iran. Erbil, kurdistan region kurdistan24 a turkish court in the kurdish province of adiyaman recently decided to ban and confiscate three books, among them one on syrian kurds, claiming they constituted a threat to turkeys territorial and national integrity. They are also in touch with authors living in kurdistan the region home to ethnic kurds, which includes parts of iraq, syria, iran and turkey who are sending over copies of their books. The study defines kurdistan as comprising the vilayets of van, diarbekr, and mosul, but notes that kurds were living throughout the whole length of the taurus range. This book is really magnificent, mansfield has inspired himself with the kurdish soul, he knows kurdistan and the history of kurds almost more than kurds. Following the infamous, and seemingly unstoppable, rise of the islamic state isis and its bloody takeover of large swathes of syria and iraq in 2014, a minority in northeast syria, until then littleknown, successfully resisted and ultimately rolled back that marauding group. A childhood in kurdistan by hiner saleem, a thousand sighs, a thousand revolts. This work covers the fields of anthropology, archaeology, art. Although a bitter war began in 1961 between the kurds of. The observer view on the kurdish referendum observer.
The editorial fails to note that the kurds we have backed, led by the ypg peoples protection units, are the syrian branch of the pkk the kurdistan workers party in turkey. Syracuse university press, 1981 political science 223 pages. They are becoming increasingly important within regional and international geopolitics, particularly since the 2003 invasion of iraq, the arab spring and the war in syria. The kurdish project aims to close this gap by serving as a gateway for americans and other nationalities to discover, learn, and connect with kurdish people. List of books and articles about kurds online research library. He spends his remaining days engaged in literary pursuits. It can be argued that kurdistans regional government krg was ill advised to hold a referendum last week on creating an independent state. Gunters historical dictionary of the kurds represents a convenient, userfriendly, and accessible complement to two previously published, excellent annotated bibliographies. Full kurdish books for download english books about kurds. The 16 million kurds are the largest nation in the world with no state of their own. But the partition of palestine sparked increased repression of jews in the region and led to a mass exodus of jews from iraq, including the authors father. Country without a state or country against the state 6. Kurdistan and the kurds a divided homeland and a nation without.
Personal stories and insights we believe that one of the best ways to improve cross cultural understanding is by getting to know real people and hearing their personal stories. A few jews remained in kurdistan in spite of the zionist exodus of 194852, and many of those who migrated to israel still consider themselves kurds. Jawad mella in pdf format, english and arabic books kurdistan and the kurds a divided homeland and a nation without state. A selective and annotated bibliography greenwood, 1997 and kurdish culture and society. History of the kurds the kurdistan memory programme. London, new york oxford university press 1970, 1964 ocolc745177491. I found the book to be interesting and the book enhanced my knowledge of who the kurds are and why they want their own country, kurdistan. For many years the syrian kurds, unlike their brethren in turkey, iraq and to a lesser extent in iran, had been rarely featured in the media. A short history of kurdish publishing and prospects for its. With an estimated population of over 30 million, the kurds are the largest stateless nation in the world. The sharafnama is the first systematic attempt to write a history of the kurds and kurdistans various noble houses.
A drawing of a kurdish prince in an italian book called giro mondo. Between 25 and 35 million kurds inhabit a mountainous region straddling the borders of turkey, iraq, syria, iran and armenia. Resistance is life, a film by apo bazidi, documents the plight of kurdish refugees. Nashville kurds launch a kurdishlanguage book drive. Kurdistan and the kurds, was the third banned book penned originally in english by the late kurdish leader abdulrahman ghassemlou who agents of the islamic. An estimated thirtytwo million kurds live in kurdistan, which includes parts of turkey, iraq, syria, and irantodays hot spots in the middle east. This is why the kurdiraqi peshmerga and kurd militias linked. The sharafnama is the first systematic attempt to write a history of the kurds and kurdistans various noble. Little has been published on the kurds for the general reader.
With over 800 entries, the annotated bibliography provides information on the most important works about the kurds and kurdistan published from world war ii through 1996. List of books and articles about kurds online research. This is a book by ariel sabar, whose family came from iraqi kurdistan. This report documents the situation of stateless syrianborn kurds. The best books on the kurds five books expert recommendations. Kurds who got mixed persians, turks, arabs with intercourse got different type of a skin and eyes color. Kurds are the largest nonarab ethnic minority in syria, comprising about 8.
The book traces the history of the kurds by presenting photographs and accounts by colonial administrators, anthropologists, missionaries, journalists, and others who have traveled to kurdistan over the last century. Compiled to help students, educators, researchers, and policy makers find relevant information with ease, the book includes more than 930 items in four major languagesarabic, english, french, and german. Their history is one of constant revolts and bloody repression, massacres, deportations and renewed insurrection. Kurdistan, in the shadow of history, was the inspiration for this site. The ikr has a 200,000strong army reservists included, its own borders and border patrols, and even its very own stamps. Kurds constitute approximately 17% of iraqs population. Mcdowall unfortunately fails to mention that most of the jews lived in the iraqi part of kurdistan, where in those years zionism was declared a capital crime. There are also exclaves of kurds in central anatolia and khorasan. Kurds kurds, koords, a nonarab middle eastern minority population that inhabits the region known as kurdistan, an extensive plateau and mountain area. Little has changed since this book was written a few decades ago and it is salutary to be reminded that over 26.
Though the kurds have long been one of the largest ethnic groups in the region and command some level of autonomy, they have never had a nationstate of their own. They are the majority in at least three provinces in northern iraq which are together known as iraqi kurdistan. In the documentaries peshmerga and the battle of mosul, bernardhenri. May 18, 2016 mansfields latest book, the miracle of the kurds, is a timely introduction to the kurdish people that reached bookstores just as kurdish troops began standing heroically against the evils of. The jewish population of iraq with very large in 1940. Meho is the author of two earlier bibliographies, the kurds and kurdistan. The kurds are an iranian ethnic group in the middle east. Additionally, there are significant kurdish diaspora communities in the cities of western turkey, in. In 1597 he completes the sharafnama the book of honor, a multivolume history composed in persian, which he dedicates to the ottoman sultan mehmet iii r.
Most kurds speak northern kurdish kurmanji or sorani, which both belong. This book is really magnificent, mansfield has inspired himself with the kurdish soul, he knows kurdistan and the history of kurds almost more than kurds themselves, he traveled to kurdistan and lived with the people, as he feels the desire of living from peoples story, i had a great time reading the book. New book on the kurdish spring published peace in kurdistan. By sharing stories a nd insights from the region, the kurdish project cultivates a better understanding of the people of kurdistan. Kurds kurds, koords, a nonarab middle eastern minority population that inhabits the region known as kurdistan, an extensive plateau and mountain area, c. But the partition of palestine sparked increased repression of jews in the region and led to a mass exodus of. The project flourishes through collaboration with the kurdishamerican community, bay area tech entrepreneurs, and other nonprofit organizations. The best books on the kurds and the kurdish people, an ethnic group spread across parts of turkey, iran, iraq, and syria, recommended by peter w. Turkey bans even more books about kurds and kurdistan.
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