The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is infamous for its violence. The struggle it has waged for Kurdish independence in southeastern Turkey has cost in excess of 40,000 lives since 1984. A less-known fact, however, is that the PKK now embraces a non-violent end to the conflict, with its leader Abdullah OEcalan having ordered a ceasefire and engaging in a negotiated peace with the Ankara government. Whether these tentative attempts at peacemaking mean an end to the bloodshed remains to be seen, but either way the ramifications for Turkey and the wider region are potentially huge. Charting the ideological evolution of the PKK, as well as its origins, aims and structure, Paul White provides the only authoritative and up-to-date analysis of one of the most important non-state political players in the contemporary Middle East.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781783600380
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212281538
Product Key Features
Author
Doctor Paul White
Publication Name
The Pkk: Coming Down from the Mountains
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, Government
Publication Year
2015
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
204mm
Item Width
134mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Doctor Paul White
Series Title
Rebels
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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