Perspectives on Kurdistan’s Economy and Society in Transition.

Intro -- PERSPECTIVES ON KURDISTAN'S ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN TRANSITION -- PERSPECTIVES ON KURDISTAN'S ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN TRANSITION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT -- LIST OF EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS -- LIST OF EDITORS (AND CONTRIBUTORS) -- List of Contributors -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION TO AND SUMMARY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS -- PART ONE: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM -- PART TWO: GREATER KURDISTAN -- PART THREE: EDUCATION AND NATION BUILDING -- PART FOUR: DIASPORA -- PART FIVE: POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- PART SIX: CORRUPTION -- PART SEVEN: HEALTH CARE AND TRAUMA -- PART EIGHT: ECONOMY, BUSINESS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- PART ONE: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM -- STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS - A MULTIFACETED PROBLEM, REQUIRING A SINGLE ANSWER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE KURDISH QUESTION - BRIEFLY WIDENING OF THE FIELD -- 3. HUMAN RIGHTS: WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT? -- AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY -- REFERENCES -- KURDISH WOMEN'S ROLE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WOMEN'S ROLE AND PLACE IN KURDISH HISTORY -- 3. THE DIVISION OF KURDISTAN AND ITS IMPACTS UPON WOMEN -- 4. WOMEN DURING THE KURDISH REPUBLIC (1946) -- 5. WOMEN'S ROLE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM IN IRAQI KURDISTAN (1960-1975) -- 6. KURDISH WOMEN IN THE 1980'S -- 7. WOMEN OF ANFAL -- 8. KURDISH WOMEN IN THE 1990'S -- 9. KURDISH WOMEN'S CHALLENGES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHALLENGES IN DOCUMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST KURDISH POPULATIONS IN IRAN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. METHODOLOGY -- 2. CHALLENGES IN DOCUMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST KURDISH POPULATIONS -- 2.1. Lack of State Institutions to Preserve History -- 2.2. Cultural Considerations and the History of State Oppression -- 2.3. Linguistic Challenges -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART TWO: GREATER KURDISTAN.