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Invisible nation : how the Kurds' quest for statehood is shaping Iraq and the Middle East /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawrence, Quil
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Company : 2008.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Kurds > Iraq > Politics and government > 21st century.
Kurds > Politics and government > 21st century.
Iraq > Politics and government > 2003-
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : the prodigal republic (Mr. Talabani goes to Washington)
  • The stolen sheath
  • Betrayal and holocaust
  • Shame and comfort
  • Burning down the house
  • Carnival in limbo
  • A most convenient foe
  • The northern front
  • No friends but the Kurds
  • Deeds to the promised land
  • The believers
  • The feast of the sacrifice
  • Securing the realm
  • Something that does not love a wall
  • Conclusion : visible nation
  • Key events in Iraqi Kurdish history.