Constituting the Political Economy of the Kurds: Social Embeddedness, Hegemony, and Identity (Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series)

"This book examines the development of Kurdish political economy and the emergence of collective Kurdish identity within a historical context through three main periods: the late- Ottoman Empire, the initial Republican Turkey era and then the post-1990s period. It relates historical developments to the dynamics of Kurdish society, including the anthropological realities of the nineteenth century through the moral economy frame, the evolving nature of nationalism in the early twentieth century and the more recent construction of a modern political Kurdishness by means of radical democracy, and an agonistic pluralism shaped by left-wing populism"-- Provided by publisher This book examines the development of Kurdish political economy and the emergence of collective Kurdish identity within a historical context through three main periods: the late-Ottoman Empire, the initial Republican Turkey era, and then the post-1990s period. It relates historical developments to the dynamics of Kurdish society, including the anthropological realities of the nineteenth century through the moral economy frame, the evolving nature of nationalism in the early twentieth century and the more recent construction of a modern political Kurdishness by means of radical democracy, and an agonistic pluralism shaped by left-wing populism. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of figures and tables 9 Preface and acknowledgements 10 List of abbreviations 12 Introduction 14 1 Methodology within the Kurdish narrative 26 2 The political economy origins of Kurds in the Ottoman Empire 41 3 Kurdish moral economy: historical perspectives on embeddedness 57 4 Counter-hegemonic society in the Republic of Turkey 79 5 Passive revolution: constructing institutional politics 93 6 National identity: many Kurds in agonistic pluralism 115 7 Articulating an alternative discourse in the ‘EU-ised’ sphere 138 8 A Kurdish model: embeddedness, radical democracy, and populism 170 Bibliography 193 Appendix 1: Political Historiography 206 Index 209 Introduction: Emerging power in the changing Middle East -- Methodology within the Kurdish narrative -- The political economy origins of Kurds in the Ottoman Empire -- Kurdish moral economy : historical perspectives on embeddedness -- Counter-hegemonic society in the Republic of Turkey -- Passive revolution : constructing institutional politics -- National identity : many Kurds in agonistic pluralism -- Articulating an alternative discourse in the EU-ised sphere -- A Kurdish model : embeddedness, radical democracy and populism