The Kurdish Nationalist Movement

by David Romano

• ISBN13: 9780521684262
• ISBN10: 0521684269
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-20
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

David Romano's book focuses on the Kurdish case to try and make sense of ethnic nationalist resurgence generally. In a world rent by a growing number of such conflicts, the questions posed about why, how and when such challenges to the state are mounted are becoming increasingly urgent. Throughout the author analyses these questions through the lens of social movement theory, considering in particular politico-social structures, resource mobilization strategies and cultural identity. His conclusions offer some thought-provoking insights into Kurdish nationalism, as well as into the strengths and weaknesses of various social movement theories. While the book offers a rigorous conceptual approach, the empirical material - the result of the author's personal experiences - makes it a compelling read. It will find a readership amongst students of the Middle East, and also amongst those interested in ethnic relations, minority rights, terrorism, state repression, social movement theories and many other related issues.

Author Biography

David Romano is Senior Fellow Researcher at the Inter-University Consortium for Arab and Middle East Studies (ICAMES), Montreal, Canada

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
List of acronyms and abbreviations	x
Map	xii
1 Making sense of ethnic nationalist resurgence	1	(24)
2 Structural conditions and political opportunities	25	(42)
3 Resource mobilization and rational choices	67	(32)
4 Cultural framing	99	(72)
5 Theoretical synthesis	171	(12)
6 Kurdish nationalist challenges to the Iraqi state	183	(39)
7 Kurdish nationalist challenges to the Iranian state	222	(26)
8 Conclusion	248	(13)
Bibliography	261	(11)
Index	272