The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview

by Stefan Sperl

The position of the 19 million Kurds is an extremely complex one. Their territory is divided between 5 sovereign states, none of which have a Kurdish majority. They speak widely divergent dialects, and are also divided by religious affiliations and social factors. It has taken the tragic and horrifying events in Iraq this year to bring the Kurds to the centre of the world stage, but their particular problems, and their considerable geo-political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138869740
• ISBN13: 9781138869745
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary