The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and DevelopmentA seminal work in the field of Kurdish studies, Wadie Jwaideh’s pioneering research, published for the first time, presents a detailed analysis of the early phases of Kurdish nationalism and offers a framework within which to understand the movement’s later development. Following Wadie Jwaideh’s dissertation defense, his doctoral chairman took aside Jwaideh’s wife, Alice, and asked her to submit the work for publication without Wadie’s permission, believing that Wadie’s penchant for perfection would postpone its publication indefinitely. The thesis was never published during Jwaideh’s lifetime, but its fame spread by word of mouth, and many scholars have recognized its importance not only as a study of the earlier periods of Kurdish nationalism but also as a model for understanding its subsequent history. The work now stands as a classic, referenced by some of the most renowned scholars in the field. Its publication will permit it to reach a greater audience and to contribute more fully to the understanding and appreciation of this geopolitical and cultural movement. Jwaideh was born in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, into an Arabic-speaking Christian family that later moved to Baghdad. His intimate knowledge of the land and its people gave Jwaideh shrewd insight into Kurdish society and politics. Exploring the rich historical roots of the Kurdish national movement, he challenges the established view of the early Kurdish uprisings as isolated incidents triggered by economic hardship or political dissatisfaction. Instead he offers a new interpretation of the Kurds’ nationalist position, convincingly demonstrating the age and depth of their grievances. This complex and layered history of the Kurdish nationalist movement offers a valuable perspective from which to view the current conditions in Iraq. Jwaideh’s sensitive and prescient treatment of this region gives his study great contemporary relevance. |
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Geographical Historical and Cultural Background | 5 |
The Social Organization of the Kurds | 27 |
The Suppression of the Semiautonomous Regimes | 54 |
Shaykh Ubayd Allah of Nehri | 75 |
The Impact of the Young Turk Revolution | 102 |
Russias Kurdish Policy | 115 |
The Kurds and World War I | 125 |
The Situation of the Kurds in Turkey Persia and Syria | 133 |
Shaykh Mahmud and the Rise and Fall of | 160 |
Shaykh Mahmuds Second Rebellion | 185 |
The Kurdish Rebellions in Turkey | 203 |
The Barzani Rebellion of 19311932 | 219 |
The Barzani Rebellion of Mulla Mustafa 19431945 | 230 |
The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad | 243 |
The Kurds and the Kurdish Question after | 267 |
Disturbances in the Mosul and Arbil Divisions of Iraqi Kurdistan | 147 |
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