04915nam 2200829 a 450 991046371270332120200520144314.01-283-89113-10-8122-0604-510.9783/9780812206043(CKB)3240000000068530(OCoLC)794929407(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642716(SSID)ssj0000631177(PQKBManifestationID)11374475(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631177(PQKBWorkID)10599461(PQKB)10775130(MiAaPQ)EBC3441964(MdBmJHUP)muse17917(DE-B1597)449444(OCoLC)979754112(DE-B1597)9780812206043(Au-PeEL)EBL3441964(CaPaEBR)ebr10642716(CaONFJC)MIL420363(OCoLC)932312703(EXLCZ)99324000000006853020090113d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCrisis in Kirkuk[electronic resource] the ethnopolitics of conflict and compromise /Liam Anderson and Gareth StansfieldPhiladelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc20091 online resource (311 p.)National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st CenturyNational and ethnic conflict in the 21st centuryBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8122-4176-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-281) and index.Kirkuk before Iraq -- Kirkuk in the twentieth century -- The post-2003 Iraqi context -- The Turkmen perspective : the demise of a formerly dominant community -- The Kurdish perspective : gaining "Jerusalem" -- The Arab perspective : applying the old rules -- The Kurds ascendant -- The Kurds triumphant -- The Kurds denied -- The struggle for Kirkuk : problems of process -- The struggle for Kirkuk : problems of final status -- The struggle for Kirkuk : future governance.Despite dramatic improvements in the security environment in most parts of Iraq, still unresolved are many core political issues, foremost of which is the conflict over the city and region of Kirkuk. With immense oil reserves and a diverse population of Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmens, Kirkuk in recent history has been scarred by interethnic violence and state-sponsored ethnic cleansing. Throughout the twentieth century, successive Arab Iraqi governments engaged in a brutal campaign to increase Kirkuk's Arab population at the expense of Kurds and Turkmens. Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a newly empowered Kurdish leadership has sought to reverse the effects of the Arabization campaign and to hold a referendum on incorporating Kirkuk into the Kurdistan Region. The Kurds' efforts are, however, strongly opposed by Kirkuk's Turkmens, Arabs, and also most states in the region.In Crisis in Kirkuk, Liam Anderson and Gareth Stansfield offer a dispassionate analysis of one of Iraq's most pressing and unresolved problems. Drawing on extensive research and fieldwork, the authors investigate the claims to ownership made by each of Kirkuk's competing communities. They consider the constitutional mechanisms put in place to address the issue and the problems that have plagued their implementation. The book concludes with an assessment of the measures needed to resolve the crisis in Kirkuk, stressing that finding a compromise acceptable to all sides is vital to the future stability of Iraq.Ethnic conflictIraqKarkūkHistory21st centuryCompromise formationIraqKarkūkHistory21st centuryTurkmenIraqKarkūkSocial conditions21st centuryKurdsIraqKarkūkSocial conditions21st centuryArabsIraqKarkūkSocial conditions21st centuryIraq War, 2003-2011Social aspectsIraqKarkūkIraq War, 2003-2011Political aspectsIraqKarkūkKarkūk (Iraq)Ethnic relationsPolitical aspectsKarkūk (Iraq)Politics and government21st centuryKarkūk (Iraq)HistoryElectronic books.Ethnic conflictHistoryCompromise formationHistoryTurkmenSocial conditionsKurdsSocial conditionsArabsSocial conditionsIraq War, 2003-2011Social aspectsIraq War, 2003-2011Political aspects957.7044/31Anderson Liam D518061Stansfield Gareth R. V854509MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463712703321Crisis in Kirkuk2491571UNINA