cam a22 4500 257257977 CHVBK 20201021143524.0 090710s2008 xxu||||| |||| 00 |eng d 978-0-8027-1611-8 (alk. paper) (RERO)R005125387 DLC RERO geheid DS70.8.K8 L39 2008 s1ht rero 956.700491567 22 Lawrence Quil (IDREF)139055452 cre Invisible nation how the Kurds' quest for statehood is shaping Iraq and the Middle East Quil Lawrence 1st U.S. ed New York Walker & Company 2008 367 p. ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index The prodigal republic (Mr. Talabani goes to Washington) -- The stolen sheath -- Betrayal and holocaust -- Shame and comfort -- Burning down the house -- Waiting for Dubya -- A most convenient foe -- The northern front -- No friends but the Kurds -- Deeds to the promised land -- The believers -- The feast of the sacrifice -- Securing the realm -- Something that does not love a wall -- Visible nation -- Key events in Kurdish Iraqi history Kurds Politics and government 21st century Kurds Iraq Politics and government 21st century Iraq Politics and government 2003- Middle East Politics and government 21st century BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 RERO RE61087 RE61087 RE610870002 956.67 HEIA 56977 RERO 100 1- Lawrence Quil (IDREF)139055452 cre