The Kurds of Iraq : building a state within a state / / Ofra Bengio

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462957703321
• Autore: Bengio Ofra
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-58826-963-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.7/20443
• Soggetti: Kurds - Iraq - History; Kurds - Iraq - Government relations; Kurds - Iraq - Politics and government - 20th century; Kurds - Iraq - Politics and government - 21st century; Kurds - Iraq - History - Autonomy and independence movements; Electronic books.; Kurdistān (Iraq) Politics and government 20th century; Kurdistān (Iraq) Politics and government 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Map of Kurdistan""; ""ch1-The Evolution of Kurdish Nationalism""; ""Who Are the Kurds?""; ""State vs. Ethnicity: The Historiographical Debate""; ""The Kurds of Iraq and the State: Anatomy of a Changing Relationship""; ""Whatâ€?s in a Name? Kurdish Autonomy""; ""Notes""; ""Part 1-The Kurds and the Iraqi State, 1968â€?1980""; ""ch2-The Long Road to Kurdish Autonomy""; ""The Baathi Approach to Kurdish Nationalism: A Paradox""; ""The Kurdish Camp: The Good, the Bad, and the Juhush""; ""Ripening Conditions for Dialogue""; ""Preparing the Baath Partyâ€?s Conceptual Framework""""The Labyrinth of Negotiations""; ""Notes""; ""ch3-Paved with Good Intentions""; ""Euphoria Meets Reality""; ""Opening Pandoraâ€?s Box""; ""Burning the Bridges of Trust""; ""Notes""; ""ch4-Unholy Alliances""; ""The Iran-Iraq-Soviet Triangle""; ""Iran Plays the Kurdish Card""; ""The “Hidden Handsâ€? of the United States""; ""Israel and the Kurds: My Enemyâ€?s ; Enemy""; ""Activating the CIA Aid Plan""; ""Notes""; ""ch5-Deteriorating Relationships""; ""The Nationalization of the Kirkuk Oil Fields""; ""The Second Assassination Attempt on Barzani""""Narratives in Closed Circles""; ""Stratagems for Isolating the KDP""; ""Notes""; ""ch6-Marginalizing the Kurds""; ""The Kurdish Question and the October War""; ""The KDP-ICP Conflict: A Diversionist Exercise?""; ""Notes""; ""ch7-An Imposed Autonomy""; ""Preparing the Ground for an Imposed Autonomy""; ""The Baath Autonomy Model""; ""Closing the Circle""; ""Notes""; ""ch8-A Time for War""; ""The Kurdistan Theater""; ""A Balance of Weakness""; ""Tortuous Negotiations with Iran""; ""A Kurdish Defeat by Proxy: The Algiers Agreement""; ""The Kurds Between the Hammer and the Anvil""""The Collapse of the Rebellion""; ""Notes""; ""ch9-Interregnum""; ""The Baathâ€?The Best of All Times""; ""Reeducating the Kurds""; ""A Renewed Struggle for Autonomy""; ""Notes""; ""Part 2-Caught in the Crossfire, 1980â€?1998""; ""ch10-“One War Begets Anotherâ€?: The Iran-Iraq War""; ""Mutual Threat Perceptions""; ""The Baath Counter-Alliances""; ""Anfal: Baghdadâ€?s Pyrrhic Victory""; ""The Halabja Massacre""; ""A Final Solution?""; ""The Fallout of the Iran-Iraq War""; ""Notes""; ""ch11-Rising from the Ashes""; ""The Kurdish Intifada""; ""A Window of Opportunity for the Kurds""""Baghdadâ€?s Strategy in Kurdistan Backfires""; ""Winds of Change: Kurdish Self-Rule""; ""Formidable Odds Against Kurdish Self-Rule""; ""Notes""; ""ch12-The Birth Pangs of Kurdish Self-Rule""; ""Between Unity and Fratricide""; ""Roots of the Conflict""; ""Iraqi Kurds vs. Turkish Kurds""; ""Baghdad Faces an Abnormal Situation""; ""The Changing Role of Iraqâ€?s Neighboring Countries""; ""Turkeyâ€?s Pivotal Role""; ""Reaching Out to the Outside World""; ""Notes""; ""ch13-Uncivil War in Kurdistan""; ""Awkward Alliances and Strange Bedfellows""; ""Baghdad as a Proxy in the Kurdish Infighting""