The Kurds an Unstable Element in the Gulf

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The Kurds an Unstable Element in the Gulf Stephen C. Pelletiere Westview Press The Kurds have long been a subject of fascination. Books about them have been written by acting political officers in the British army, journalists, residents of the British East India Company, generals in the Iranian army (writing in English), Kurdish publicists for the Kurds, Armenian publicists for the Kurds, British officers who, having ridden overland from India to Europe, passed through Kurdistan, and secret agents (there have been many books about the Kurds by secret agents). But, with the exception of one or two fine anthropological investigations, there does not exist in English a scholarly treatment of the Kurds that covers all their various recent political involvements. This omission is curious because the Kurds have been a significant political factor in the Middle East for centuries. Although statistics as to their actual numbers are notoriously unreliable, it still is within reason to assert that after the Arabs, Turks, and Persians, the Kurds are the most numerous of the Middle Eastern peoples. In addition, they inhabit one of the most strategic areas of the globe today: territory that separates the Soviet and Western spheres of influence in the Gulf region. And, if that were not enough, at the time ...


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Stephen C. Pelletiere The Kurds Westview Westview Press Westview Special Studies on the Middle East The Kurds: An Unstable Element in the Gulf Stephen C. Pelletiere Westview Press Boulder and London All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1984 by Westview Press, Inc. Published in 1984 in the United States of America by Westview Press, Inc., 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80301; Frederick A. Praeger, President and Publisher Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Pelletiere, Stephen C. The Kurds: an unstable element in the Gulf. (Westview special studies on the Middle East) Includes index. 1. Kurds—Politics and government. 2. Near East— Politics and government. I. Title. II. Series. DS51.K7P44 – 1984 - 956.0049159 - 83-14755 ISBN 0-89158-689-X Printed and bound in the United States of America 5 4 3 2 1