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Record Nr.

UNINA9910168753003321

Autore

Kurt Mehmet

Titolo

Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey : Islamism, violence and the state / / Mehmet Kurt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pluto Press, 2017

London, [England] : , : Pluto Press, , 2015

©2017

ISBN

1-78680-037-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Collana

State Crime

Disciplina

322.109561

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Turkey

Kurds - Turkey

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1 Historical overview of Hizbullah -- 2 The 'grounded' dimensions of Hizbullah as Islamist organisation and social movement -- 3 The construction of social memory in the stories and novels of Hizbullah -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The text of the written interview with Hizbullah officials.

Sommario/riassunto

An academic insider's account of the Islamist social movement Kurdish Hizbullah.