Kurds and the state in Iran [electronic resource] : the making of Kurdish identity / Abbas Vali.

In early 1946, Kurds declared an independent republic in north-west Iran. The Mahabad Republic, as it became known, was the first time that the Kurds experienced self-rule in the modern era. Although short-lived, the Republic had a formative influence on the subsequent development of Kurdish nationa...

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Main Author: Vali, Abbas
Other title:Making of Kurdish identity
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2011.
Series:International library of Iranian studies ; v. 36.
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Table of Contents:
  • The formation of Kurdish national identity in Iran
  • Komalay JK to the Republic: the formation of the KDPI
  • The Republic: the formation and structure of political power
  • Ambiguities and anomalies in the discourse of the Republic
  • Conclusions: the Kurds and the reasons of the state.