Kurdish culture and society : an annotated bibliography /

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Author / Creator:Meho, Lokman I., 1968-
Imprint:Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Description:xv, 365 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Bibliographies and indexes in ethnic studies, 1046-7882 ; no. 9
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4531710
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Other authors / contributors:Maglaughlin, Kelly L.
ISBN:0313315434 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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This is a companion volume to Meho's The Kurds and Kurdistan: A Selective and Annotated Bibliography (CH, Jan'98). While the first volume dealt mostly with history and politics drawn largely from English-language sources, the volume under review includes bibliographic entries covering anthropology, archeology, folklore, music, religion, sociology, and women, among others. It also includes valuable entries on the Kurds in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Europe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union. This volume is linguistically much more inclusive than the first. It includes some 930 items with 60 percent of the entries in English, 15 percent in Arabic, 15 percent in French, five percent in German and five percent in other languages, but surprisingly none in Kurdish. The entries range from the early 1700s to 2000. Seventy percent of the entries are accompanied by 50- to 300-word annotations, including Arabic. This bibliography and its companion volume supersede all previous Kurdish bibliographies. It will be an indispensable resource for all scholars and people interested not just in Kurdish affairs, but in the history, societies, and cultures of the Middle East. Recommended for university, college, and major urban libraries. Upper-division undergraduates and above. R. W. Olson University of Kentucky

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