Kurt, Mehmet (2017) Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey: Islamism, violence and the state. State Crime. Pluto Press, London, UK. ISBN 9780745399348
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This study analyses Kurdish Hizbullah as a social movement, charting Hizbullah's development from its origins in violent militancy to its move towards a more ambiguous 'civic' mode of engagement. Mehmet Kurt explores Hizbullah in Turkey's many paradoxes: notably its political rise and the apparent power of Islamism in a region in which leftist Kurdish political movements dominate political discourse; and its composition, which in its Sunni and Kurdish makeup, differs from the Shiite Hizbullah in Lebanon. Through his unique position as an anthropologist, theorist and former Imam, Kurt produces a work of extraordinary insight: an ethnography comprised of extensive interviews with leaders, members and supporters of Hizbullah, revealing the manner in which Islamic civil society has taken root in a region where ethnic identity has been the primary organising tool against a repressive and violent state.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Official URL: | https://www.plutobooks.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author |
| Divisions: | European Institute |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2019 08:27 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 03:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101789 |
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