Invisible Nation How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East

Name: Invisible Nation How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East
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ISBN: 9780802717436

ISBN-10: 0802717438

ISBN-13: 9780802717436

Edition: N/A

Authors: Quil Lawrence

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The dramatic story of the Kurds and their quest to create a nationessential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the turmoil in Iraq will play out. The American invasion of Iraq has been a success for one group: the Kurds. For centuries they have yearned for official statehoodand now, as one of the accidental outcomes of the invasion, the United States may have helped them take a big step toward that goal. Informed by his deep knowledge of the people and region, Quil Lawrence's intimate and unflinching portrait of the Kurds and their heretofore quixotic quest offers a vital and original lens through which to contemplate the future of Iraq and the surrounding Middle East.

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 7/7/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Maps


Acronyms


Cast of Characters


Prologue: The Prodigal Republic (Mr. Talabani Goes to Washington)



The Stolen Sheath



Betrayal and Holocaust



Shame and Comfort



Burning Down the House



Carnival in Limbo



A Most Convenient Foe



The Northern Front



No Friends but the Kurds



Deeds to the Promised Land



The Believers



The Feast of the Sacrifice



Securing the Realm



Something That Does Not Love a Wall


Conclusion: Visible Nation


Afterword: The Return of the Kurdish Question


Key Events in Iraqi Kurdish History


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index