Lexington Books
Pages: 180
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-7936-4591-3 • Hardback • August 2022 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-7936-4592-0 • eBook • August 2022 • $45.00 • (£35.00) (coming soon)
Ozum Yesiltas is associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University Commerce.
Chapter 1: Weak States and Strong Non-States: An Analytical Framework for Understanding Armed Non-State Actors in the Middle East
Chapter 2: The Kurds and the U.S. during the Cold War: A Proxy Relationship
Chapter 3: The Kurds and the U.S. in the Post-Cold War Era: Towards a Strategic Partnership
Chapter 4: The Kurds and the U.S. in the Twenty-First Century: A U.S-Kurdish Alliance?
Conclusion: Change and Continuity in the U.S.-Kurdish Relationship
A well-written, accessible account of a critical and yet underexplored topic. A must-read for anyone with interest in the complexities of the Kurdish-American relationship.
— Mehmet Gurses, Florida Atlantic University