Kurds in the Middle East

Mehmet Gurses is professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University. David Romano is the Thomas G. Strong Chair in Middle East Politics at Missouri State University. Michael M. Gunter is professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University.

• Chapter 1: Kurdish Political Representation in Turkey: The Changing Context and New TrendsCengiz GunesChapter 2: Kurdish Public Opinion in Turkey: Cultural and Political Demands of the ‘Kurdish Street’Ekrem Karakoc and Ege OzenChapter 3: The Political Economy of Turkey’s Kurdish QuestionVeli YadirgiChapter 4: The Evolution of Rojava: Tensions between Democratic Confederalism and State-Building in Northern SyriaSean LeeChapter 5: Non-State Actors and Governance: Kurdish Autonomy in SyriaMassoud DryazChapter 6: Continuity and Change in Syrian Kurdistan: The Rojava Revolution and BeyondOzum YesiltasChapter 7: Evolution of Kurdish-led Administration in SyriaWladimir Wilgenburg Chapter 8: The Kurdish Question in Iraq: An OverviewPeshawa A. MuhammedChapter 9: Making Sense of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Civil War of the 1990’s: Fingers to Claw Communities, Fingers to Break each OtherAlan M. NooryChapter 10: A Contemporary Political History of the Kurds in IranAhmad HamzaChapter 11: Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou and the Kurdish Resistance in Iran Carol PrunhuberChapter 12: Imagining Kurdistan from Abroad: Diaspora Identity, Collective Memory and Artistic ExpressionVera Eccarius-KellyChapter 13: Diasporic Narratives of Assimilation and ResistanceBarzoo EliassiChapter 14: Return Mobilities of Highly Skilled Young British-Kurdish People to KurdistanJanroj Keles

“The Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics is a comprehensive review of the long-lasting Kurdish Question and the most important issues facing the Kurds today. Academics, students, and observers alike will find this volume valuable.”