As Strong as the Mountains: A Kurdish Cultural Journey

by Robert L. Brenneman

Book Overview

"Robert Brenneman provides an awareness of the Kurds'roots in the Middle East as well as their massive urban migration and the resulting cultural upheaval. Based on long-term research, this ethnography takes readers on a journey from the mountains of Ararat, the alleged resting place of Noah's Ark, to urban environments in a megalopolis like Istanbul, Turkey. Brenneman, who lived among the Kurds in both Iraq and Turkey, conducted fieldwork in such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577664779
• ISBN13: 9781577664772
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Waveland Press
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"