Blood and belief
Subtitle: the PKK and the Kurdish fight for independence
By: Aliza Marcus.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780814757116
Subjects: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê -- History.; Kurds -- Turkey -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.; Turkey -- Ethnic relations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-342) and index.
Table of contents: value: 1. The origins of the PKK, 1949-1976; value: 2. Abdullah Ocalan, leader, 1975-1980; value: 3. The flight to survive, 1980-1982; value: 4. On the road to war, 1982-1984; value: 5. Loyalty and violence, 1985-1990; value: 6. The struggle to succeed, 1985-1990; value: 7. The deluge, 1988-1991; value: 8. War in the streets, 1991-1992; value: 9. Fueling the war, 1992-1993; value: 10. Mixing war and politics, 1991-1993; value: 11. Change in fortunes, 1993-1997; value: 12. The decline, 1995-1998; value: 13. Searching for a new way, 1995-1998; value: 14. Ocalan, caught by surprise, 1998-1999; value: 15. The PKK saves itself, 1999-2007; value: Conclusion.