Kurds of Syria
Subtitle: Political Parties and Identity in the Middle East
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781780765631
Subjects: Kurds; Political parties, middle east; Syria, politics and government
Description: Examination of contemporary Kurdish politics in Syria concentrating on the Syrian-Kurdish political parties which operate illegally in the country. Looks at their increasing cohesion and effectiveness since the Syrian uprising and explores issues of minority identity and the concept of being 'stateless' in the Middle East.