Kurds in a Changing Middle East

Faleh A. Jabar was Research Fellow at the School of Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London and President of the Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies in Beirut. His publications in English include: The Shi'ite Movement in Iraq (2003), Tribes and Power in the Middle East (2002), and Ayatollahs, Sufis and Ideologues (2002) and wrote a number of books in Arabic as well as contributions to peer-reviewed edited collections and journals.Renad Mansour is Research Fellow at both the Cambridge Security Initiative at the University of Cambridge and The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. He has previously been Lecturer of International Studies in the Faculty of Politics at Cambridge University and Senior Fellow at The Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies, Beirut.

• Maps showing the predominantly Kurdish areas in the Middle EastNote on TransliterationNote on Bibliographic ReferencingGlossary of Acronyms and AbbreviationsIntroduction. The Kurdish Moment and the Fate of the Unitary State inthe Middle East, Faleh A. JabarPart I. New Society: The Kurds in a Changing Middle EastChapter 1. New and Old Dynamics in the Construction of Kurdish Nationhood –Some Reflections Faleh A. JabarChapter 2. Problems and Outlooks of Kurdish Representation, Renad MansourChapter 3. Segmentation of Political Parties in Underdeveloped Contexts –The Case of the Kurds, Gareth StansfieldChapter 4. The Rise of the White Kurds – An Essay in Regional PoliticalEconomy, Michiel LeezenbergChapter 5. Forms and Prospects of Kurdish Armed Struggle, David RomanoPart II. Old Society: Perennial ContinuityChapter 6. Tribes and Ethnic Identity, Martin van BruinessenChapter 7. Tribes and Politics, Hamit BozarslanChapter 8. Gender, Family, Patriarchy and Women, Sami ZubaidaPart III. Reflections on the Historiography of the KurdsChapter 9. A Critical Overview of Early British Kurdish Studies, Michael GunterChapter 10. Kurdish History – Not a Neutral Pursuit, Janet KleinAuthor BiographiesMaps showing the predominantly Kurdish areas in the Middle East

This is a timely, well-researched, and well-written collection … Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels.