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Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing
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Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries Paperback - 2004

by Hakan Ozoglu


From the publisher

Kurdish nationalism remains one of the most critical and explosive problems of the Middle East. Despite its importance, the topic remains on the margins of Middle East Studies. Bringing the study of Kurdish nationalism into the mainstream of Middle East scholarship, Hakan zoglu examines the issue in the context of the Ottoman Empire. Using a wealth of primary sources, including Ottoman and British archives, Ottoman Parliamentary minutes, memoirs, and interviews, he focuses on revealing the social, political, and historical forces behind the emergence and development of Kurdish nationalism. Contrary to the assumption that nationalist movements contribute to the collapse of empires, the book argues that Kurdish leaders remained loyal to the Ottoman state, and only after it became certain that the empire would not recover did Kurdish nationalism emerge and clash with the Kemalist brand of Turkish nationalism.

Details

  • Title Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries
  • Author Hakan Ozoglu
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 202
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press
  • Date 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780791459942 / 0791459942
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.36 x 0.49 in (22.86 x 16.15 x 1.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003045674
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.540

About the author

Hakan zoglu is the Ayasli Senior Lecturer in Turkish Studies at the University of Chicago.