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Book SynopsisPresents the inside story of Kurdish guerrilla movement. This book combines reportage and scholarship to give an account of PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
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Blood and Belief that despite the bloodletting, Marcus still generates empathynot for the murderous Ocalan, but for the desperate Kurds who joined the PKK revolution feeling they had nowhere else to turn. * The Washington Post Book World *
;Marcus dispassionate recounting of events is impressive in its factual, documented style and avoidance of partisan shrillness. * The Bloomsberry Review *
Blood and Belief offers unusual insight into the rebels' shadowy universe and, by extension, into Turkey's festering Kurdish problem. . . . [A] scholarly, gripping account. * The Economist *
Marcus dispassionate recounting of events is impressive in its factual, documented style and avoidance of partisan shrillness. While never condoning any of the PKK’s excesses, she points out its one achievement: to have put the Kurdish problem on the agenda in Turkey and in front of the world. * Bookforum *
Blood and Belief gives meaning and context to the grinding guerrilla war that claimed tens of thousands of lives. * Boston Globe *
Table of ContentsA Note to ReadersAcronyms Introduction Prologue I Ocalan, Kurds, and the PKK's Start1 The Origins of the PKK, 1949-1976 2 Abdullah Ocalan, Leader, 1975-1980 3 The Flight to Survive, 1980-1982 4 On the Road to War, 1982-1984 II The PKK Consolidates Power5 Loyalty and Violence, 1985-19906 The Struggle to Succeed, 1985-1990 7 The Deluge, 1988-1991 III PKK Militants Fight for Control8 War in the Streets, 1991-1992 9 Fueling the War, 1992-1993 10 Mixing War and Politics, 1991-1993 11 Change in Fortunes, 1993-1997vIV Ocalan's Capture and After12 The Decline, 1995-1998 23913 Searching for a New Way, 1995-1998 14 Ocalan, Caught by Surprise, 1998-1999 15 The PKK Saves Itself, 1999-2007 Conclusion Timeline Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
