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Synopsis
This is the first volume in the Historical Dictionaries of People and Cultures series. It deals with the Kurds, the largest nation on Earth without its own independent state. Consisting of maps, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology of Kurdish history, an introductory essay on the Kurds, a dictionary containing several hundred entries on various aspects of the Kurdish experience, and an extensive bibliography.
Scholars, government officials, news media, and the general reader will find this an accessible guide.
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About the Author
Michael M. Gunter is a professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. Professor Gunter is the author of a number of scholarly acclaimed books dealing with the Kurds.
Review
The value of this work is its timeliness. The 153 articles and book bibliographic entries are well organized....Anyone interested in the history of politics of the Kurds and the current politics of the Middle East will want to have [this book] within reach. (Middle East Journal)
Recommended. General readers; undergraduates. (CHOICE)
A comprehensive dictionary of maps, a chronology, an introductory essay, a dictionary containing several hundred entries on various aspects of Kurdish experience and an extensive bibliography. (Journal Of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)
...brilliant and committed...This work provides good maps and a fantastic bibliography. (American Reference Books Annual)
...a very useful reference work... (Journal Of Third World Studies, Spring 2006)
This is a very original and scholarly volume, whose entries are generally exhaustive and with detailed information....the deep and accurate work done in gathering information on the entries of this political dictionary is to be greatly appreciated, and this volume is also a necessary support for libraries and those interested in the Near and Middle East. (Oriente Moderno)
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- PublisherScarecrow Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0810848708
- ISBN 13 9780810848702
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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