After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness?: My Encounters With Kurdistan

by Jonathan C. Randal

Overview

This book is about the Kurds and Kurdistan, discussing Kurdish nationalist aspirations, the repeated Kurdish revolts, and the rogue chromosome in Kurdish genetics causes what Indians, with their love of fancy words, would call "fissiparous tendencies."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429711138
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/04/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	370
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Randal, Jonathan C.

Table of Contents

“Have You Notified Your Next of Kin?” -- After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness? -- Suckered -- Died and Gone to Heaven -- Alchemy: Gold Coins into Horseshoes -- Kissinger: Missionary Work Among a Hill Tribe -- The Blind Beggar: Ecumenical Arbaeen -- Ali Chemical -- Turkey’s Social Earthquake -- Dog’s Breakfast -- Postscript

Editorial Reviews

A political history of the Kurds, emphasizing the international intrigues of the last half-century, told through the lens of the author's experiences as a foreign correspondent in the country over the past 15 years. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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