{"product_id":"iraqi-kurdistan-gareth-r-v-stansfield-9780415302784","title":"Iraqi Kurdistan: Political Development and Emergent Democracy","description":"The Iraqi Kurds have enjoyed de facto statehood in the north of Iraq for over a decade but Intra-Kurdish fighting, military incursions by Turkey and Iran and the constant threat posed by Saddam Hussein have plagued this 'democratic experiment'. In this book, Stansfield explores the development of the Kurdish political system since 1991. He examines the difficult and often violent relations between the two dominant powers, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), and their relationship with the Kurdish Regional Government in order to understand the current state of Iraqi Kurdish politics and the operation of the state. This topical in-depth study identifies the main dynamics of Iraqi Kurdish politics, analyzes the record and potential of the 'Kurdish democratic experiment', and identifies the present and future Kurdish leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gareth R. V. Stansfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415302781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415302784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Gareth R. V. Stansfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064891912447,"sku":"9780415302784","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da7e35fc-3a56-4b25-acd9-72e27a781de4.jpg?v=1768671735","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/iraqi-kurdistan-gareth-r-v-stansfield-9780415302784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}