{"product_id":"a-people-without-a-state-michael-eppel-9781477309117","title":"A People Without a State: The Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eNumbering between 25 and 35 million worldwide, the Kurds are among the largest culturally and ethnically distinct people to remain stateless. \u003ci\u003eA People Without a State\u003c\/i\u003e offers an in-depth survey of an identity that has often been ignored in mainstream historiographies of the Middle East and brings to life the historical, social, and political developments in Kurdistani society over the past millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Eppel begins with the myths and realities of the origins of the Kurds, describes the effect upon them of medieval Muslim states under Arab, Persian, and Turkish dominance, and recounts the emergence of tribal-feudal dynasties. He explores in detail the subsequent rise of Kurdish emirates, as well as this people's literary and linguistic developments, particularly the flourishing of poetry. The turning tides of the nineteenth century, including Ottoman reforms and fluctuating Russian influence after the Crimean War, set in motion an early Kurdish nationalism that further expressed a distinct cultural identity. Stateless, but rooted in the region, the Kurds never achieved independence because of geopolitical conditions, tribal rivalries, and obstacles on the way to modernization. \u003ci\u003eA People Without a State\u003c\/i\u003e captures the developments that nonetheless forged a vast sociopolitical system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Eppel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147730911X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477309117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"Michael Eppel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013942751487,"sku":"9781477309117","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d31a2e77-7040-4c47-8ad6-2a9c43e5acff.jpg?v=1767745741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-people-without-a-state-michael-eppel-9781477309117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}