The Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics

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While dramatic changes taking place in the Middle East offer important opportunities to the Kurdish century-long struggle for recognition, serious obstacles seem to keep reemerging every time the Kurds anywhere make progress. The large Kurdish geography, extending from western Iran to near the eastern Mediterranean, and a century of repression and denial have engendered various Kurdish groups with competing and at times conflicting views and goals. The Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics, with an emphasis on continuity and change in the Kurdish Question, brings together a group of well-known scholars to shed light on this complex issue.

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The Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics is a comprehensive review of the long-lasting Kurdish Question and the most important issues facing the Kurds today. Academics, students, and observers alike will find this volume valuable. -- Jordi Tejel, University of Neuchtel
"Combining historical overview with analyses of contemporary issues, The Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics is a must-read for those who want to have a better understanding of the origins of the Kurdish issue and the challenges Kurds face today in the Middle East and beyond." -- Joost Jongerden, Wageningen University

Author Bio

Mehmet Gurses is professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University.



David Romano is the Thomas G. Strong Chair in Middle East Politics at Missouri State University.



Michael M. Gunter is professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University.