Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey

by Nicole F. Watts

Book Overview

Thousands of Kurdish politician-activists have been prosecuted and imprisoned, and hundreds have been murdered for espousing Kurdish political and cultural rights over the past twenty years. The risks are high, yet Pro-Kurdish political parties have made significant gains, as resources afforded by the political system have allowed them to challenge state rhetoric and policies to exercise power at the municipal level, which has helped legitimize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295990503
• ISBN13: 9780295990507
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher