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a vision of national liberation defiant of the nation-state
National sovereignty entails exclusive ownership of territories and natural resources, which often leads to uncompromising domination and subjugation of life by a central political authority. In a stark contrast, the Kurdish vision of political community invokes communal sovereignty, which is detached from the nation and the territorial state.
Autonomy within the State : Non-state Political Communities in Kurdistan -- Constitution-Making in the Shadow of the Founding Father -- Autonomy Within and Across Nation-States.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212) and index.
Kurdish societies, politics, and international relations