| ID | 133824 |
| Title Proper | Kurdish cultural movement in mandatory Syria and Lebanon |
| Other Title Information | an unfinished project of "national renaissance," 1932-46 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gorgas, Jordi Tejel |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries diverse, and sometimes competing, movements of cultural renaissance emerged in the Middle East. Within this context, the Kurdish cultural renaissance in the Kurmanji dialect appeared relatively late and moreover its fruits were curtailed by two major events: the First World War and the establishment of the Turkish republic. From 1923 onwards, the task of animating the Kurdish cultural renaissance fell on the Kurds exiled first in mandatory Syria and Lebanon and then in Europe. In exile, Kurdish intellectuals benefited from some advantageous conditions such as freedom of speech and organization. Yet Kurdish intellectual endeavors in the Levant were to face political, social and economic challenges. Using French records and Kurdish newspapers, this article explores both the opportunities and the constraints for the consolidation of the Kurdish cultural renaissance under colonial rule. In doing so, the article intends to enrich the debate on the formation of nationalisms in the interwar era on the one hand, and the relationship between colonial powers and minorities in the Middle East, on the other. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.2014: p.839-855 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.2014: p.839-855 |
| Key Words | Middle East ; Kurdish Identities ; Kurdish Regime ; Kurdistan ; Kurdish Cultural Movement ; Cultural Movement ; Syria ; Lebanon ; National Renaissance ; History - 20th Century ; Cultural Renaissance ; Kurd Exile ; Colonial Power ; Political Challenge ; Social Challenge ; Economic Challenge ; Kurdish Intellectual Endeavors - KID ; Interwar Era ; Turkey ; Colonial Rules ; World War - I ; Europe ; Warfare History ; Warfare Refugee |