Lexington Books
Pages: 154
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4985-0926-8 • Hardback • October 2015 • $87.00 • (£67.00)
978-1-4985-0927-5 • eBook • October 2015 • $82.50 • (£63.00)
Sebahattin Ziyanak is adjunct faculty at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Social Bonding Theory
Chapter 3: The Kurdish Worker Party (PKK)
Chapter 4: Terrorism in the Name of Religion
Chapter 5: The Gülen Movement
Chapter 6: One in the Movement and His Journey
Chapter 7: Findings
Chapter 8: Discussion
Chapter 9: Summary and Conclusions
The Kurdish issue or the Kurdish problem has been one of the most important issues in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Hundreds of studies were done over the course of the conflict, but most studies, however, focus on the armed conflict rather than the social aspects. Dr. Ziyanak looks at the mediating effects of social bonding on delinquent behavior among Kurdish teenagers and offers explanations on how Kurdish adolescents are involved in delinquent behavior. It is a well-researched and must read book for those who study Turkey’s Kurdish problem.
— Dogan Koc, Gulen Institute at the University of Houston
This book is a welcome and original contribution to the field. The research is careful and complete to a great extent, and the theoretical framework of the study is well planned and concisely addresses the issue at hand. Further future studies can make use of the deep interviews, data collection, and data analysis. Academic PhD students and researchers in sociology, criminology, political science, or religious studies will definitely be interested in this book.
— Ihsan Yilmaz, Fatih University, Istanbul