Blood and belief : the PKK and the Kurdish fight for independence.
The Kurds, who number some 28 million people in the Middle East, have no country they can call their own. Long ignored by the West, Kurds are now highly visible actors on the world's political stage. More than half live in Turkey, where the Kurdish struggle has gained new strength and attention...
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2007
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The origins of the PKK, 1949-1976
- 2. Abdullah Ocalan, leader, 1975-1980
- 3. The flight to survive, 1980-1982
- 4. On the road to war, 1982-1984
- 5. Loyalty and violence, 1985-1990
- 6. The struggle to succeed, 1985-1990
- 7. The deluge, 1988-1991
- 8. War in the streets, 1991-1992
- 9. Fueling the war, 1992-1993
- 10. Mixing war and politics, 1991-1993
- 11. Change in fortunes, 1993-1997
- 12. The decline, 1995-1998
- 13. Searching for a new way, 1995-1998
- 14. Ocalan, caught by surprise, 1998-1999
- 15. The PKK saves itself, 1999-2007
- Conclusion.
