Political Development of the Kurds in Iran

FARIDEH KOOHI-KAMALI teaches Middle East politics and history at the New School University, New York, USA. She received her PhD from St Antony's College, Oxford and has written numerous articles on the Kurds. She contributed to The Kurds: Contemporary Overview (1992) and wrote a short story which appears in Stories by Iranian Women Since the Revolution (1991).

• Preface Maps Introduction The Kurds and Kurdistan The Political Economy of Kurdish Tribalism Nationalism or Tribalism? Simko's Revolt The Kurdish Republic in Mahabad The Political Economy of Kurdish Nationalism Kurdistan from 1946 Republic to the 1979 Revolution and the Islamic Republic Conclusion Epilogue: The Situation of the Kurds in Iran and Neighboring Countries, 2002 Notes Index

'This is first-rate, up to date analysis of an increasingly important topic. Its insights into the Kurdish problem in Iran will provide valuable information to both scholars and practitioners.' - Michael Gunter, Professor of Political Science, Tennessee Technological University, USA, author of 'The Kurdish Predicament inIraq: A Political Analysis.''Farideh Koohi-Kamali shows with great clarity the economic and social changes which enabled a transition from tribal to national identity amongthe Kurds of Iran during the twentieth century. It greatly increases our understanding of how and why the question of ethnicity has become so important in the region. Her fine book deserves to be very widely read indeed.' - David McDowall, Author of 'A Modern History of the Kurds.'