A concise, accessible history of the Kurdish people — from antiquity through the 21st century — written for general readers and students alike.
Who are the Kurds? Where did they come from? Why don't they have a country? In this concise…
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Who are the Kurds? Where did they come from? Why don't they have a country? In this concise yet comprehensive history, Prof. Karwan Mahmood draws on three decades of scholarship to tell the story of one of the world's largest stateless peoples.
From the ancient Medes through the Ottoman millet system to the post-WWI carve-up of the Middle East, this book traces the Kurdish journey with clarity, empathy, and unflinching honesty.
Professor Karwan Mahmood is a historian of the modern Middle East, specializing in Kurdish political history and the region's interaction with the great powers of the twentieth century. He is currently Professor of History at the University of…
"The most readable, balanced history of the Kurds available in English today."
— Foreign Affairs"Mahmood combines deep scholarship with the storytelling instincts of a great teacher."
— The Economist"Essential. There is no better single-volume introduction."
— Times Literary SupplementDr. Sara Ahmadi
Hawre Saleh
Translated by Layla Hossein
Dr. Aram Othman & Dr. Lisa Bauer
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