Turkey's Kurds

<p>The Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) is examined here in this text on Kurdish nationalism. Incorporating recent field-based research results and newly translated material on Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK's long-time leader; it explores the nature and the organizational working of the party, from its growth in the late 1970s to its recent shrinkage. A variety of issues are addressed including:<br><br>* the views and philosophy of Abdullah Ocalan<br>* the successes and failures of the PKK in bringing about the Kurdish opposition in Turkey<br>* the role of PKK's philosophy of recruitment, organizational diligence, use of arms and other contextual factors in Kurdish resistance<br>* factors involved in the development of the nationalism of the Kurds in Turkey.<br><br>The text also reappraises the Kurdish movement in Turkey and presents insights into the nature of Kurdish social structure, thinking, and the particularities of the Kurdish ethnic distinctness.</p> <p>Introduction <strong>Part 1: Nationalism</strong> 1. Distilling the 'Mongrelized' Twin Concepts of Modernity 2. The Twilight of 'Communist Nationalism' 3. Kurds' Nationness and Nationalism in Modern Turkey <strong>Part 2: The Seeds of Turkey's Kurdish Question</strong> 4. The Last Push for the Last Refuge 5. The Vital Concerns of the Republican Turkish Political Elite: A 'National War' without Nationalism 6. The Sharp Contrast between the Two Policies <strong>Part 3</strong>: <strong>Enter the PKK </strong>7. The Accumulative Period 8. The Emergence of the 'Apocular' Group <strong>Part 4: The Discourse and the Objectives of the PKK </strong>9. The Theoretical Development of the Party and Its Programme from its Foundation to Ocalan's Arrest 10. Following Ocalan's Arrest: The 'Second Manifesto' <strong>Part 5: Sources and Motivations </strong>11. Tribe and Treason: The 'Twin Heritage' of Kurdishness 12. The Nature and Resource Field of the Organization 13. Messianic Charisma: For Whom it Operates<strong> Part 6: The Rise and Fall of the PKK </strong>14. The Organizational Ascent 15. The Organizational Vicious Circle and Its Shrinkage <strong>Part 7: Conclusion </strong>Epilogue Tables Appendices Bibliography</p>