Kurds of Iraq: Nationalism and Identity in Iraqi Kurdistan by Mahir A. Aziz (Eng

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Mahir A. Aziz asks the pertinent questions, who are the Kurds today? What is their relationship to the Iraqi state? How do they perceive themselves and their prospective political future?

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Over ninety years since their absorption into the modern Iraqi state, the Kurdish people of Iraq still remain an apparent anomaly in the modern world - a nation without a state. In 'The Kurds of Iraq', Mahir Aziz explores this incongruity, and asks the pertinent questions, who are the Kurds today? What is their relationship to the Iraqi state? How do they perceive themselves and their prospective political future? And in what way are they crucial for the stability of the Iraqi state? In the wake of the Gulf War of 1991 in the face of the Iraqi state, the Kurds endeavoured to create a de facto state and to concretise and stabilise the institutions that would enable this. 'The Kurds of Iraq' thus examines the creation, evolution and development of Kurdish nationalism despite the suppression of its political and cultural manifestations. Through extensive interviews in the field, Aziz assesses the impact of recent history on the complex process of identity formation amongst Kurdish students at three of the nation's leading universities.He provides an in depth examination of students' socio-economic backgrounds, and their thoughts on and experiences of what it means to be Kurdish in the modern Iraqi state, and the impact this has on their perception of their language, culture and religion. Aziz's invaluable and extensive field research furthermore serves as a point of departure for an investigation into the relationship between national identity and historical memory in Iraqi Kurdistan and beyond. He thus analyses wider issues of the intersection and interdependency of national, regional, ethnic, tribal and local identities. He thus constructs an intimate portrait of the Kurds of Iraq, which will provide an important insight for students and researchers of the Middle East and for those interested the important issues of nationalism and ethnic identity in the modern nation state, and the impact these issues have on the stability of Iraq itself.

Author Biography

Mahir A. Aziz was educated at the University of Salahaddin, the University of Baghdad and Birkbeck College, London, and holds a PhD in Kurdish Studies from the University of Exeter. He previously taught at the University of Salahaddin, Erbil and the Kurdistan University, Hawler, and is currently the Deputy Director General of Scholarships and Cultural Relations at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Table of Contents

List of TablesList of FiguresList of AppendicesList of MapsPrefaceIntroductionPart OneChapter 1: The Construction of Kurdish National Identity in Iraqi KurdistanChapter 2: Nationalism, Nation, State, Nation State and Stateless NationChapter 3: Approaches to Nationalism and National IdentityChapter 4: Making Sense of Kurdish History: Territory, Language and Proto-NationalismChapter 5: The Historical and Socio-Political Conditions for the Development of Kurdish Nationalism: 1921-91Chapter 6: Reconstructing and Consolidating National Identity: 1990-2008Part TwoChapter 7: Kurdish Nationalism among University StudentsChapter 8: Toward an Understanding of Modern Kurdish Nationalism and National IdentityChapter 9: Post-1990s 'Kurdistaniyeti'Bibliography

Review

Mahir A. Aziz's excellent work looks at Kurdish identity and ethnonationalism, and places the manner in which Kurdish identities have developed within the context of ongoing political and social trends. Professor Tim Niblock, University of Exeter 'Aziz's work is the most reliable work on Iraqi Kurdish nationalism, nation-building and national identity available. For those wishing to work with the Kurds in Iraq, the Greater Kurdistan Region, or in the diaspora, reading this book is a must.' Professor Sharon Linzey, University of Salahaddin, Erbil '[This book] is absolutely exclusive and proposes a very rich picture of the Kurdish educated youth... It sheds new light on the political evolution of Iraqi Kurdistan.' Professor Hamit Bozarslan, L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

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"Mahir A. Aziz's excellent work looks at Kurdish identity and ethnonationalism, and places the manner in which Kurdish identities have developed within the context of ongoing political and social trends... It constitutes an important empirical contribution to understanding the parameters within which political leaders can negotiate arrangements for autonomy, self-government or independence." - Tim Niblock, Professor in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of ExeterAziz's work is the most reliable work on Iraqi Kurdish nationalism, nation-building and national identity available. For those wishing to work with the Kurds in Iraq, the Greater Kurdistan Region, or in the diaspora, reading this book is a must. - Sharon Linzey, Professor of Law, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, IraqAziz's sociological survey conducted in major Kurdish universities is absolutely exclusive and proposes a very rich picture of the Kurdish educated youth. The quantitative data gathered on the sociological profile and political and cultural behaviors of his sample are absolutely crucial in order to understand the dynamics of an unofficial 'state-building' process. This sheds new light on the political evolution of Iraqi Kurdistan. - Hamit Bozarslan, Professor in the Center of Turkish, Ottoman Balkan and Central Asian Studies, at L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

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Mahir A. Aziz asks the pertinent questions, who are the Kurds today? What is their relationship to the Iraqi state? How do they perceive themselves and their prospective political future?

Details ISBN1784532738 Pages 256 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1784532738 ISBN-13 9781784532734 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 20 integrated black & white DEWEY 305.8915970567 Media Book Short Title KURDS OF IRAQ Language English Series Library Of Modern Middle East Studies Subtitle Nationalism and Identity in Iraqi Kurdistan Author Mahir A. Aziz Publication Date 2014-10-21 Imprint I.B. Tauris Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc UK Release Date 2014-10-21 NZ Release Date 2014-10-21 AU Release Date 2014-10-20 We've got this

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