The political economy of the Kurds of Turkey : from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic

Veli Yadirgi, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

In recent years, the persecution of the Kurds in the Middle East under ISIS in Iraq and Syria has drawn increasing attention from the international media. In this book, Veli Yadirgi analyses the socioeconomic and political structures and transformations of the Kurdish people from the Ottoman era through to the modern Turkish Republic, arguing that there is a symbiotic relationship between the Kurdish question and the de-development of the predominantly Kurdish domains, making an ideal read for historians of the region and those studying the socio-political and economic evolution of the Kurds. First outlining theoretical perspectives on Kurdish identity, socioeconomic development, and the Kurdish question, Yadirgi then explores the social, economic and political origins of Ottoman Kurdistan following its annexation by the Ottomans in 1514. Finally, he deals with the collapse of the Empire, and the subsequent foundation and evolution of the Kurdish question in the new Turkish Republic.

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Year of publication:	2017 ; First published
Authors:	Yadirgi, Veli
Publisher:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press
Subject:	Ethnische Gruppe \| Ethnic group \| Kurden \| Kurds \| Osmanisches Reich \| Ottoman Empire \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Türkei \| Turkey \| Wirtschaftliche Lage \| Geschichte \| Sozialgeschichte
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	xviii, 316 Seiten Diagramme, Karten
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction 1 THE KURDS, THE KURDISH QUESTION IN TURKEY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ESA: AN EXPLORATION OF THE CENTRAL THEORETICAL DEBATES AND OUTLINE OF THE METHODOLOGICAL RESOURCES 1.1 Defining the Kurds 1.2 Differing Theories on the Kurdish Question in Turkey 1.3 Alternative Perspectives on Economic Development in ESA 1.4 Research Design, Methods and Sources 2 THE FORMATION OF OTTOMAN KURDISTAN: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN OTTOMAN KURDISTAN BEFORE THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (1514-1800) 2.1 Overview 2.2 Political Relations and Structures in Ottoman Kurdistan between the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Centuries 2.3 The Demography and Economy of Ottoman Kurdistan between the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Centuries 3 THE TRANSFORMATION OF OTTOMAN KURDISTAN: UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN OTTOMAN KURDISTAN IN THE AGE OF CENTRALISATION, WESTERNISATION AND CRISIS (1800-1914) 3.1 Overview 3.2 Social Structures 3.3 Agriculture 3.4 Transportation 3.5 Commerce 3.6 Population Income Levels 4 THE DEFORMATION OF OTTOMAN KURDISTAN AND BORDERING REGIONS: DE-DEVELOPMENT IN ESA FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR UNTIL THE 1980 COUP (1914-1980) 4.1 Overview 4.2 The Collapse of the Empire, the Rise of the 'National Economy' and the Implementation of Nationalist Population Policies 4.3 From the Mudros Armistice of 1918 to the Lausanne Treaty of 1923 4.4 Society, Economics and Politics in the Republican People's Party Era (1923-1950) 4.5 Transition to a Turbulent Democracy and 'Incorporation' of ESA (1950-1980) 5 TURKEY'S KURDISH QUESTION IN THE ERA OF NEOLIBERALISM: FROM THE 1980 COUP TO THE AKP'S KURDISH OVERTURE (1980-2010S) 5.1 Overview 5.2 Authoritarian Neoliberal Restructuring ofTurkey and the Emergence of the Armed Conflict between the PKK and the Turkish State 5.3 Gradual Democratisation Efforts and the Timid Politics of Recognition 5.4 A New Phase in the Kurdish Questions Post-1999: The End of the First Period of Conflict 5.5 The Second Period of Conflict and the AKP's Kurdish Overture 5.6 The Economic Balance Sheet of ESA in the Era of Neoliberalism Conclusion
ISBN:	978-1-316-63249-9 ; 978-1-107-18123-6
Classification:	Vorderer und mittlerer Orient
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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