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Trapped Between the Map and Reality
Maria Theresa O'Shea
其他書名
Geography and Perceptions of Kurdistan
出版Routledge, 2012-07-27
主題History / Middle East / GeneralPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / World / Middle EasternSocial Science / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN04156529019780415652902
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=h8wuMAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Kurdistan exists as a cultural and political concept on many levels of discourse. Despite Kurdistan's divisions, lack of definition and the absence of a unified struggle for a Kurdish state, the concept survives the reality as a powerful mixture of myths, reality and ambition. This thesis analyses geographical and historical factors, which have shaped Kurdish conceptions of their identity. Historically, Kurdistan existed in the heart of an ethnically and geographically complex region, a marginal buffer zone between rival regional and colonial powers. Kurdistan's location was the key to its political and cultural developments. Many resultant features were to militate against the formation of a Kurdish state.