Turkey's Kurds: A Theoretical Analysis of the Pkk and Abdullah Ocalan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415366878)

The Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) is examined here in this text on Kurdish nationalism. Incorporating recent field-based research results and newly translated material on Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK's long-time leader; it explores the nature and the organizational working of the party, from its growth in the late 1970s to its recent shrinkage. A variety of issues are addressed including:

* the views and philosophy of Abdullah Ocalan
* the successes and failures of the PKK in bringing about the Kurdish opposition in Turkey
* the role of PKK's philosophy of recruitment, organizational diligence, use of arms and other contextual factors in Kurdish resistance
* factors involved in the development of the nationalism of the Kurds in Turkey.

The text also reappraises the Kurdish movement in Turkey and presents insights into the nature of Kurdish social structure, thinking, and the particularities of the Kurdish ethnic distinctness.

Author: Ali Kemal Özcan
ISBN-10: 0415366879
ISBN-13: 9780415366878
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2005
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.32w x 0.91d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 50