| ID | 146791 |
| Title Proper | Fundamental characteristics of the Kurdish nationhood project in modern Iraq |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rafaat, Aram |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The protracted Iraqi-Kurdish conflict has plagued the country since the creation of Iraq in the 1920s. Iraqi-Kurdish relations are dominated by the clash of two contradictory nationhood projects: Kurdish and Iraqi. The Kurdish nationhood project was constructed with the perspective that the Kurds as a nation, could qualify for but is deprived of, achieving nation-state status. Based on the Kurdish project, Kurdistan and Iraq consist of two separate homelands: the Arab part of Iraq, which is part of the greater Arab homeland, and Iraqi Kurdistan which is part of the Greater Kurdistan region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 52, No.3; May 2016: p.488-504 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies 2016-06 52, 3 |
| Key Words | Ethnicity ; Nationalism ; Iraq ; Kurds ; Identity ; Nation |