The Kurds: A Modern History, Paperback - Michael M. Gunter

Contributor(s): Author: Michael M. GunterThe Kurds are America's most reliable allies in the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, in a region whos...

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This comprehensive history traces the complex development of Kurdish distinctiveness from the beginnings of Islam through the decline of the Ottoma...

This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization o...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr. Neil (De Montfort University, UK) CarterNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 15...

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A history and consideration of the way of life on Ireland's offshore islands, shattering cheerful illusions of life at the edge of Europe, past and...

Antiquarian interest in the Roman period mosaics of Britain began in the 16th century. This book is the first to explore responses and attitudes to...

This volume examines how the Kurdish issue has acted as both an impediment and impetus to democratization in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.Publishe...

Based on unprecedented access to Kurdish-governed areas of Syria, including exclusive interviews with administration officials and civilian surveys...

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This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization o...

DescriptionIn early 2018, Turkey invaded the autonomous Kurdish region of Afrin in Syria and is currently threatening to ethnically cleanse the reg...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Michael (Independent Scholar, UK) DillonIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: 512Publication ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Michael (Independent Scholar, UK) DillonIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: 512Publication ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Randi GreenModern history completes and updates the previous four books, giving the remaining pieces of the puzzle to grasp...

The story of how humiliation has been used as a means of coercion and control in the modern age - from the shaving of the heads of alleged women co...

This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story b...

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Rosemary Wakeman's original survey text comprehensively explores modern European urban history from 1815 to the present day. It provides a journey ...

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