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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mehmet Kurt , Argun CakirPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.357kg ISBN: 9780745399348ISBN 10: 0745399347 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 March 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface to the English Translation Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Historical Overview of Hizbullah 2. The 'Grounded' Dimensions of Hizbullah as Islamist Organisation and Social Movement 3. The Construction of Social Memory in the Stories and Novels of Hizbullah Conclusion Appendix: The Text of the Written Interview with Hizbullah Officials Notes Bibliography IndexReviews'This book offers a rich descriptive account of Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey based on strong ethnographic research ... delivers a fascinating account of the organizational and ideological background of Kurdish Hizbullah and the basics of Kurdish political Islam' -- Middle East Policy 'A valuable contribution to the growing literature on religious nationalism in Turkey ... It will remain a point of reference for scholars of Kurdish and Islamist politics in Turkey' -- Review of Middle East Studies 'The first major anthropological study of Turkey's Hizbullah, the most important Kurdish Islamist movement' -- Martin van Bruinessen, Professor of the Comparative Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies, Utrecht University 'With deep personal knowledge, Mehmet Kurt offers us an unrivalled insight into the world view of those involved in this important Kurdish Islamic movement. He shows how deeply and broadly embedded Hizbullah is, and how it may well help shape the future' -- David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds 'An excellent ethnographic analysis of the impact of Islamism within the Kurdish movement in Turkey, a must read for those especially interested in the interaction of religion and ethnic identity in the Middle East' -- Fatma Muge Goecek, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, The University of Michigan This is an excellent ethnographic analysis of the impact of Islamism within the Kurdish movement in Turkey, a must read for those especially interested in the interaction of religion and ethnic identity in the Middle East. -- Fatma Muge Gocek, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, The University of Michigan Kurdish Hizbullah is essential reading for those who think the Kurdish struggle in Turkey is simply between the PKK and the state. With deep personal knowledge, Mehmet Kurt offers us an unrivalled insight into the world view of those involved in this important Kurdish Islamic movement. He shows how deeply and broadly embedded Hizbullah is, and how it may well help shape the future. -- David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds 'A valuable contribution to the growing literature on religious nationalism in Turkey ... It will remain a point of reference for scholars of Kurdish and Islamist politics in Turkey' -- Review of Middle East Studies 'The first major anthropological study of Turkey's Hizbullah, the most important Kurdish Islamist movement' -- Martin van Bruinessen, Professor of the Comparative Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies, Utrecht University 'With deep personal knowledge, Mehmet Kurt offers us an unrivalled insight into the world view of those involved in this important Kurdish Islamic movement. He shows how deeply and broadly embedded Hizbullah is, and how it may well help shape the future' -- David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds 'An excellent ethnographic analysis of the impact of Islamism within the Kurdish movement in Turkey, a must read for those especially interested in the interaction of religion and ethnic identity in the Middle East' -- Fatma Muge Goecek, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, The University of Michigan Mehmet Kurt's book is the first major anthropological study of Turkey's Hizbullah, the most important Kurdish Islamist movement. Kurt traces the major changes the movement has gone through since the 1980s, from violence-prone underground movement to civil society association to legal political party, and analyses the tensions between the movement's Islamism and its undeniable Kurdish identity. The book is an essential contribution to the literature on Turkey's Kurds. -- Martin van Bruinessen, Professor of the Comparative Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies, Utrecht University Kurdish Hizbullah is essential reading for those who think the Kurdish struggle in Turkey is simply between the PKK and the state. With deep personal knowledge, Mehmet Kurt offers us an unrivalled insight into the world view of those involved in this important Kurdish Islamic movement. He shows how deeply and broadly embedded Hizbullah is, and how it may well help shape the future. -- David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds This is an excellent ethnographic analysis of the impact of Islamism within the Kurdish movement in Turkey, a must read for those especially interested in the interaction of religion and ethnic identity in the Middle East. -- Fatma Muge Gocek, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, The University of Michigan Author InformationMehmet Kurt is the British Academy Newton Advanced Post-Doctoral Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. His areas of expertise are Kurdish Islamist groups, social movements, radicalisation, the Kurdish issue in Turkey, visual ethnography and oral history. He is the author of Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey (Pluto, 2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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