Sheri Laizer is a writer, poet, and film researcher as well as a respected authority on Kurdistan and the Kurdish struggle. Her other works include Into Kurdistan: Frontiers Under Fire (Zed Books, 1991). She is a respected authority on Kurdistan and the Kurdish struggle.

'A comprehensive account of the troubles of the Kurds since the end of the Gulf War, it is enlivened by much vivid description, fruit of the author's many visits to Iraqi and Turkish Kurdistan.'The Guardian'One of the most knowledgeable contemporary writers about the Kurds. Her passion and commitment shine through this absorbing and rich book.'Andrew Whiteley, former director of Middle East Watch 'Laizer's skilfull and sensitive discussion of the question of Kurdish women in society is particularly welcome.'David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds'If you care about the Kurds, please read this book. It is the most vivid, detailed, up-to-date and passionate account of their struggle.'Michael Ignatieff

• AcknowledgementsPreface by Michael IgnatieffGlossaryAbbreviationsMaps1. The Kurdish Uprising2. Kurdish Realpolitik and the Failed Uprising3. Summer of the 'Safe Haven'4. Waiting in the Cold5. The Fratricidal War6. The Dirty War in Turkey7. Death by a Thousand Cuts: Sabotage of the Enclave8. The War of the Colours9. Turkey: Only a Military Solution10. Kurdish Women: Identity and Purpose11. The International Community and the Kurdish QuestionPostscript: Beyond Fratricide?Appendix: Seventy Years of Military Rule in Kurdistan Authorised by Turkish LawSelect BibliographyIndex

Sheri Laizer is a writer, poet, and film researcher as well as a respected authority on Kurdistan and the Kurdish struggle. Her other works include Into Kurdistan: Frontiers Under Fire (Zed Books, 1991). She is a respected authority on Kurdistan and the Kurdish struggle.

'A comprehensive account of the troubles of the Kurds since the end of the Gulf War, it is enlivened by much vivid description, fruit of the author's many visits to Iraqi and Turkish Kurdistan.'The Guardian'One of the most knowledgeable contemporary writers about the Kurds. Her passion and commitment shine through this absorbing and rich book.'Andrew Whiteley, former director of Middle East Watch 'Laizer's skilfull and sensitive discussion of the question of Kurdish women in society is particularly welcome.'David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds'If you care about the Kurds, please read this book. It is the most vivid, detailed, up-to-date and passionate account of their struggle.'Michael Ignatieff

• AcknowledgementsPreface by Michael IgnatieffGlossaryAbbreviationsMaps1. The Kurdish Uprising2. Kurdish Realpolitik and the Failed Uprising3. Summer of the 'Safe Haven'4. Waiting in the Cold5. The Fratricidal War6. The Dirty War in Turkey7. Death by a Thousand Cuts: Sabotage of the Enclave8. The War of the Colours9. Turkey: Only a Military Solution10. Kurdish Women: Identity and Purpose11. The International Community and the Kurdish QuestionPostscript: Beyond Fratricide?Appendix: Seventy Years of Military Rule in Kurdistan Authorised by Turkish LawSelect BibliographyIndex