The Kurdish liberation movement in Iraq : from insurgency to statehood /

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Author / Creator:Voller, Yaniv, author.
Imprint:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Description:xii, 175 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 68
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 68.
Subject:Kurds -- Iraq -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Kurds -- Iraq -- Government relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Kurds -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Kurds -- Government relations.
Autonomiebewegung.
Kurden.
Unabhängigkeitsbewegung.
Kurdistān (Iraq) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Iraq.
Iraq -- Kurdistān.
Irak.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10090607
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ISBN:9780415707244
0415707242 (hardback)
9781315886954 (e-book)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Investigating the transformation of the Kurdish liberation movement in Iraq this book explores its development from an armed guerrilla movement, engaged in a war for liberation with the government in Baghdad, into the government of a de facto Kurdish state known as the Kurdistan Regional Government. The book seeks to better explain the nature and evolution of the Kurdish liberation struggle in Iraq, which has had important implications over regional geopolitics. Despite attracting growing international attention, the struggle remains understudied. By applying the theoretical framework of de facto statehood to the post-1991 Kurdish liberation movement, the book offers a new approach to understanding the struggle, with a thorough empirical investigation informed by International Relations theory. Identifying international legitimacy, interaction and identity as significant themes in the politics of de facto states and important variables shaping the evolution and policies of these actors, at both the domestic and international levels, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of International Relations, Middle East Politics and Political Science"--