{"product_id":"turkeys-kurds-ali-kemal-zzcan-9780415366878","title":"Turkey's Kurds: A Theoretical Analysis of the Pkk and Abdullah Ocalan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* the views and philosophy of Abdullah Ocalan\u003cbr\u003e* the successes and failures of the PKK in bringing about the Kurdish opposition in Turkey\u003cbr\u003e* the role of PKK's philosophy of recruitment, organizational diligence, use of arms and other contextual factors in Kurdish resistance\u003cbr\u003e* factors involved in the development of the nationalism of the Kurds in Turkey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali Kemal Özcan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415366879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415366878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.32w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 50","brand":"Ali Kemal Özcan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086594879743,"sku":"9780415366878","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97d87fab-64a6-49be-962d-169b49944ad4.jpg?v=1769095587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turkeys-kurds-ali-kemal-zzcan-9780415366878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}