Invisible nation: how the Kurds' quest for statehood is shaping Iraq and the Middle East

Numbering 25 million, the Kurds remain the largest ethnic group in the world without its own nation. This is not for want of trying, as British reporter Lawrence writes in this lucid, eye-opening account of the long, brutal struggle that continues despite opposition from Mideastern nations and the U...

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1. Verfasser: Lawrence, Quil (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Walker & Company 2008
Ausgabe:1. U.S. ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Numbering 25 million, the Kurds remain the largest ethnic group in the world without its own nation. This is not for want of trying, as British reporter Lawrence writes in this lucid, eye-opening account of the long, brutal struggle that continues despite opposition from Mideastern nations and the U.S.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The prodigal republic (Mr. Talabani goes to Washington) -- The stolen sheath -- Betrayal and holocaust -- Shame and comfort -- Burning down the house -- Waiting for Dubya -- A most convenient foe -- The northern front -- No friends but the Kurds -- Deeds to the promised land -- The believers -- The feast of the sacrifice -- Securing the realm -- Something that does not love a wall -- Visible nation -- Key events in Kurdish Iraqi history
Beschreibung:XVI, 367, [16] S. Ill. cm

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