{"product_id":"a-people-without-a-state-9781477309117","title":"A People Without a State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive history traces the complex development of Kurdish distinctiveness from the beginnings of Islam through the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of Kurdish nationalism after World War I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on Transliteration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction. The Origins of the Kurds—Myths, History, and Modern Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Kurdish Distinctiveness under Arab, Persian, and Turkish Dominance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Era of Ottoman and Iranian Rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Demise of Kurdish Emirates in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Seeds of Kurdish Nationalism in the Declining Ottoman Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The Beginnings of Modern Kurdish Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Kurds and Kurdistan during World War I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Kurds and the New Middle East after the Ottomans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion. From Distinctiveness to Nationalism—Continuing Issues of Kurdish Collective Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408944963927,"sku":"9781477309117","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477309117.jpg?v=1730504805","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-people-without-a-state-9781477309117","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}