Blood, beliefs and ballots
Subtitle: the management of Kurdish nationalism in Turkey, 2007-2009
By: Robert Olson.
Series: Bibliotheca Iranica. Kurdish studies series -- no. 9; Bibliotheca Iranica -- no. 9.
Publisher: Mazda Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Costa Mesa, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781568592756
Subjects: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê; Demokratik Toplum Partisi; Kurds -- Turkey -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Kurds -- Turkey -- Government relations; Nationalism -- Turkey; Nationalism -- Kurdistan; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The aftermath of the 22 July 2009 election : economic development versus language rights; title: The closure cases against the AKP and DTP : Ergenekon and mother tongue education; title: Islamists versus Kurdish nationalism; title: Renewed intensified armed conflict; title: Differences among Kurdish nationalist movements and increased campaign rhetoric; title: The "war of words" takes center stage; title: Into 2009 : Ergenekon atrocities and the election; title: The Davos dèmarche and its aftermath; title: The campaign heats up and spreads to the Kurdistan regional government; title: Into the home stretch; title: Week to go.