The Other Kurds: Yazidis in Colonial Iraq (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

Offers an account - from the Kurdish perspective - of a fascinating and complex tribal society under the British Mandat, when the Yazidis resisted integration into modern Iraq and failed to identify with the aspirations of mainstream Kurdish society and the rising Kurdish movement. Although The Yazidi Kurds Are The Second Largest Non-muslim Community In Northern Iraq, The Stigma Of Religious Dissidence - For Which They Became Known As Devil-worshipperstheir Physical Seclusion In Mountainous Areas And A Closely-knit Tribal And Religious Organization Have, Through The Centuries, Nurtured The Myth Of Their 'splendid Isolation'. The Other Kurds Offers The First Account Of A Fascinating And Complex Tribal Society Under The British Mandate. The Yazidis Fiercely Resisted Integration Into The Modern State Of Iraq And, For At Least Two Decades, Failed To Identify With The Aspirations Of Mainstream Kurdish Society And The Rising Kurdish National Movement. Nelida Fuccaro Looks At Community-state Relations Primarily From A Kurdish Perspective And Highlights New Trends Of Inter-tribal Mobilization And Changes In Yazidi Power Structure.--book Jacket. 1. Tribe, Sect And State -- 2. Communities And Tribes -- 3. Colonial Rule -- 4. Tribes, Borders And Nation Building -- 5. Inter-communal Strife And Political Mobilisation. Nelida Fuccaro. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 208-221) And Index. Contents ......Page 7 Abbreviations ......Page 9 A Note on Transliteration ......Page 11 Acknowledgements ......Page 12 Introduction ......Page 17 I. Tribe, Sect and State ......Page 25 II. Communities and Tribes ......Page 56 III. Colonial Rule ......Page 98 IV. Tribes, Borders and Nation Building ......Page 126 V. Inter-Communal Strife and Political Mobilisation ......Page 148 Conclusion ......Page 182 Notes ......Page 187 Bibliography ......Page 224 Index ......Page 238