THE KURDS AND KURDISTAN Recent Titles in Bibliographies and Indexes in World History Agriculture in Britain and America, 1660-1820: An Annotated Bibliography of the Eighteenth-Century Literature Samuel J. Rogal, compiler Annales Historiography and Theory: A Selective and Annotated Bibliography Jean-Pierre V M. Herubel, compiler The Polish-German Borderlands: An Annotated Bibliography Barbara Dotts Paul, compiler Ceausescu's Romania: An Annotated Bibliography Opritsa D. Popa and Marguerite E. Horn, compilers The Spice Trade: A Bibliographic Guide to Sources of Historical and Economic Information Jeanie M. Welch, compiler The Proverbial Winston S. Churchill: An Index to Proverbs in the Works of Sir Winston Churchill Wolfgang Mieder and George B. Bryan, compilers Israel and the Jewish World, 1948-1993: A Chronology Hershel Edelheit and Abraham J. Edelheit The Russian Revolution, 1905-1921: A Bibliographic Guide to Works in English Murray Frame, compiler The Wars of the Roses in Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography, 1440-1994 Roxane C. Murph, compiler Contemporary Italy: A Research Guide Martin J. Bull Alcohol in the British Isles from Roman Times to 1996: An Annotated Bibliography David W Gutzke, compiler Wartime Poland, 1939-1945: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Books in English Walter Okonski THE KURDS AND KURDISTAN A Selective and Annotated Bibliography Compiled by LOKMAN I. MEHO Bibliographies and Indexes in World History, Number 46 GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congess Cataloging-in-Publication Data Meho, Lokman I., 1968- The Kurds and Kurdistan : a selective and annotated bibliography / compiled by Lokman I. Meho. p. cm.—(Bibliographies and indexes in world history, ISSN 0742-6852 ; no. 46) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-313-30397-5 (alk. paper) 1. Kurds—Bibliography. 2. Kurdistan—Bibliography. I. Title. II. Series. Z3014.K85M44 1997 [DS59.K86] 016.9566'7—dc21 97-9008 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1997 by Lokman I. Meho All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-9008 ISBN: 0-313-30397-5 ISSN: 0742-6852 First published in 1997 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America er The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). P To My parents, Hariri Foundation, and the American University of Beirut This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xi PREFACE xiii INTRODUCTION: GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE KURDS AND KURDISTAN 1 Geography and Population 1 Kurdish National Identity 2 Tribalism vs. Nationalism 2 Language 3 Religion 5 Other Cultural Aspects of Kurdish National Identity 5 Education 6 Economy 6 History 7 The Kurds in Turkey Since 1918 9 The Kurds in Iran Since 1918 12 The Kurds in Iraq Since 1918 14 The Kurds in Syria Since 1918 15 The Kurds in the Former Soviet Union Since 1918 16 Conclusion 18 1. GENERAL WORKS 25 2. DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL 37 3. HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 43 VH1 THE KURDS AND KURDISTAN Ancient, Classical, and Medieval: Prehistory-1496 AD 43 Early Modern. 1497-1918 52 Modern and Contemporary: 1919-Present 58 General 58 Turkey 73 Iran 77 Iraq 83 The Kurdish War in Iraq, 1961-1975 88 The Kurds and Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 96 The Kurdish War in Turkey, 1984- 98 The Kurds and the Gulf War, 1991- 103 4. POLITICS 109 Nation-States and Kurdish Nationalism 109 General 109 Turkey 133 Iran 150 Iraq 156 Great Britain 176 United States 180 Former Soviet Union 191 Israel 197 Human Rights and Repression 198 General 198 Turkey 200 Iraq 210 Syria 214 Genocide 214 Refugees 222 5. MINORITIES AND RELIGION 231 Miscellaneous 231 Jews 243 6. SOCIETY 255 National Identity 255 Social Structure and Organization 260 Women 268 7. ECONOMY 271 CONTENTS ix 8. LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION 275 9. LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE 293 10. CULTURE AND ARTS 299 Miscellaneous 299 Rugs, Kilims, Textile Fabrics, etc. 305 AUTHOR INDEX 311 TITLE INDEX 319 SUBJECT INDEX 343
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