The formation of Kurdishness in Turkey : political violence, fear and pain /
The Formation of Kurdishness in Turkey examines political violence, the politics of fear and the Kurdish experience of pain through an analysis of life stories, personal narratives and testimonies of Kurdish subjects in contemporary Turkey. It traces the physical and psychological impacts of the war...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ;
59. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The modern nation-state and political violence
- 2. A genealogical exploration of Kurdish suffering in Turkey
- 3. The state and the politics of fear
- 4. A nation in pain : gendered suffering and loss
- 5. The embodiment of state violence : memories of incarceration and corporeal punishment
- 6. The making of the Kurdish world(s)