The Kurds

Title explores genocide and persecution of the Kurds, including the historical/cultural background of Kurdish persecution in Turkey and Iraq events from the rise of the communist People's Republic of China in 1949 to the present; issues surrounding events such as Saddam Hussein's persecution of the Kurds in Iraq; Turkey's treatment of the Kurdish people; and the pros and cons of establishing an independent state for the Kurds; and includes personal narratives from people touched by the events including Kurdish survivors of Saddam Hussein's poison gas attacks and a Turkish Kurd who laments the denial of his cultural identity.

Library Bound Book List: $43.63 / S&L: $34.90
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Reading Level: 10-12+

Interest Level: 10-12+

Product type: Library Bound Book
ISBN: 978-0-7377-6257-0
Copyright: 2013
Language: English