Description
| Product ID: | 9781838604455 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Kurdish Studies |
| Title: | The Kurds of Northern Syria |
| Subtitle: | Governance, Diversity and Conflicts |
| Authors: | Author: Harriet Allsopp, Wladimir van Wilgenburg |
| Page Count: | 264 |
| Subjects: | Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Middle Eastern history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Islamic studies, Politics & government, Syria |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Based on unprecedented access to Kurdish-governed areas of Syria, including exclusive interviews with administration officials and civilian surveys, this book sheds light on the socio-political landscape of this minority group and the various political factions vying to speak for them.The first English-language book to capture the momentous transformations that have occurred since 2011, the authors move beyond idealized images of Rojava and the Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) to provide a nuanced assessment of the Kurdish autonomous experience and the prospects for self-rule in Syria. The book draws on unparalleled field research, as well as analysis of the literature on the evolution of Kurdish politics and the Syrian war. You will understand why the PYD-led project in Syria split the Kurdish political movement and how other representative structures amongst Syria’s Kurds fared. Emerging clearly are the complex range of views about pre-existing, current and future governance structures. Based on unprecedented access to Kurdish-governed areas of Syria, including exclusive interviews with administration officials and civilian surveys, this book sheds light on the socio-political landscape of this minority group and the various political factions vying to speak for them. The first English-language book to capture the momentous transformations that have occurred since 2011, the authors move beyond idealized images of Rojava and the Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) to provide a nuanced assessment of the Kurdish autonomous experience and the prospects for self-rule in Syria. The book draws on unparalleled field research, as well as analysis of the literature on the evolution of Kurdish politics and the Syrian war. You will understand why the PYD-led project in Syria split the Kurdish political movement and how other representative structures amongst Syria’s Kurds fared. Emerging clearly are the complex range of views about pre-existing, current and future governance structures. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-07-11 |
