The Kurds : an encyclopedia of life, culture, and society
Sebastian Maisel (Editor)
This book provides an examination the Kurds through thematic and country-specific essays as well as important primary documents that allow for a greater understanding of the diversity and pluralism of the region
eBook, English, 2018
ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, Santa Barbara, California, 2018
Encyclopedias
1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781440842573, 9798216108535, 1440842574
1031040153
Print version:
Part I: Thematic Essays
Origins and History
Geography
Political Systems and Parties
Religion
Conflicts and Issues
Social Organization and Family Life
Gender Roles
Housing and Settlements
Life and Work
Education
Language
Literature
Media
Food and Dress
Music
Cinema
Part II: Country Profiles
France
Germany
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Lebanon
Russia and Transcaucasia
Sweden
Syria
Turkey
United States
Part III: Documents
Sharafnama
The Kurdish Shānāma
Mem and Zin
Report by the British Consul on the Sheikh Ubeydullah Revolt in 1880
1881
Sureya, Jaladet, and Kamuran Bedirkhan
Treaty of Sevres, August 10, 1920
Sherif Pasha's "Memorandum on the Claims of the Kurd People" to the Conference of Peace in Paris on February 6, 1919
Khoybun (also known as Hoybun and Hoyboon)
The Legacy of Qazi Mohamed
The Manifesto of March 11, 1970
The 1975 Algiers Agreement
Hawar
Muhammad Talab Hilal's 12-Point Memorandum and the Syrian Population Census of 1962
Democratic Confederalism
Krive
Article of the New Iraqi Constitution from
The Social Charta of West Kurdistan (Rojava)
Yezidi Sacred Hymns
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
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