Contents
Preface / 11
1 Introduction / 13
Kurdistan / 14
The Kurds / 15
The Ancient History of the Kurds / 20
The Kurds and the International Balance / 23
The Kurdish National Movement / 24
2 Detribalization and Anarchy and Expansion / 31
The Era of Detribalization / 31
The Era of Anarchy and Expansion / 41
3 The First Stirrings of Nationalism / 53
The Kurdistan Minorities / 53
British-Sponsored Kurdish Nationalism / 57
The Native Kurdish Nationalist Movement / 61
A Theory of Stability / 70
4 The Nation States and the Reactionary Challenge / 73
Iran / 73
Turkey / 79
Iraq / 84
Regional Cooperation and Kurdish Nationalism / 92
5 The Kurdish Republic and Russian Involvement / 95
The Barzanis / 96
Mahabad, Azerbaijan, and the USSR / 99
The Makeup of the Mahabad Republic / 106
The Last Days of Mahabad / 110
6 The Nationalist Movement in Crisis / 115
The International Situation / 117
The Communist-Kurdish Partnership / 119
The Return of Mulla Mustafa Barzani / 122
Mulla Mustafa Barzani’s Revolt / 125
7 An Assessment of the Crisis / 139
The Party’s Version of the Break / 140
Barzani’s Version of the Break / 148
An Assessment / 152
8 The Continuing Kurdish Question / 159
The Second Baathist Regime in Iraq / 160
The Iranian Factor / 165
An Assessment of the Kurdish Defeat / 171
The Aftermath of Defeat / 176
The Reversal of Kurdish Fortunes / 178
The Situation Today / 185
Appendix: The Twelve-Point Program of 1966 / 189
Notes / 193
Index / 209
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