The Kurds: A Divided Nation in Search of a State

by Michael M. Gunter

Book Overview

Donald Trump betrayed the Kurds, America's most reliable allies in the fight against ISIS, by announcing in a tweet that US troops would withdraw from Syria. Betrayal is nothing new in Kurdish history, especially by Western powers. The Kurds, a nation with its own history, language, and culture, were not included in the Treaty of Lausanne (1923), which contained no provision for a Kurdish state. As a result, the land of Kurds was divided into the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558766413
• ISBN13: 9781558766419
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"