Other Kurds - The Oppressed in Colonial Iraq

Other Kurds - The Oppressed in Colonial Iraq Book Description

Yazidi Kurds, who have been called devil worshipers and subjected to various exclusions and massacres for centuries, were often perceived as closed and isolated communities. In the few studies conducted, there was a tendency to portray the Yazidis as having an ossified social and cultural existence due to their heterodox belief systems.

"The Other Kurds: Yazidis in Colonial Iraq" is a first study in the international literature in that it deals with the complex processes regarding the Yazidi Kurds, the second largest non-Muslim community in Northern Iraq, and the British mandate, with a different and impressive approach. Nelida Fuccaro does not consider ethnicity as a self-contained category, but discusses the political, economic and social processes in the formation process of ethnicity. In this way, it carries out an impressive inquiry into the political and historical roots of Iraq's multilayered and fragmented structure, without naturalizing it.



Number of Pages: 286

Year of Printing: 2011


Language: Turkish
Publisher: BGST

First Print Year: 2011

Language Turkish