Author: H. Akin Ünver File Type: pdf The Kurdish question is one of the most complicated and protracted conflicts of the Middle East and will never be resolved unless it is finally defined. The majority of the Kurdish people live in Turkey, which gives the country a unique position in the larger Kurdish conundrum. Society in Turkey is deeply divided over the definition and even existence of the Kurdish question, and this uncertainty has long manifested itself in its complete denial, or in accusations of political rivals of separatism and even treason. Turkeys Kurdish Question explores how these denial and acknowledgement dynamics often reveal pre-existing political ideology and agenda priorities, themselves becoming political actions. While the very term Kurdish question is discussed in the academic literature as a given, a new and systemic study is required to deconstruct and analyze the constitutive parts of this discursive construct. This book provides the first comprehensive study and analysis of the discursive constructions and perceptions of what is broadly defined as the Kurdish question in Turkish, European and American political cultures. Furthermore, its new methodological approach to the study of discourse and politics of secessionist conflicts can be applied to many similar intra-state conflict cases. Turkeys Kurdish Question would suit students and scholars of Middle East studies, Conflict studies and Comparative Politics, as well as Turkish or Kurdish studies. H. Akin Unver is an assistant professor of international relations at Kadir Has University. This book is based on his dissertation Defining Turkeys Kurdish Question, which has won the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) 2010 Malcolm H. Kerr award for the best dissertation in the field of social sciences.

Author: Carolyn Harris File Type: epub How royal parents dealt with raising their children over the past thousand years, from keeping Vikings at bay to fending off paparazzi. William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are setting trends for millions of parents around the world. The upbringing of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, is the focus of intense popular scrutiny. Royalty have always raised their children in the public eye and attracted praise or criticism according to parenting standards of their day. Royal parents have faced unique challenges and held unique privileges. In medieval times, raising an heir often meant raising a rival, and monarchs sometimes faced their grown children on the battlefield. Conversely, kings and queens who lost their thrones in wars or popular revolutions often found solace in time spent with their children. In modern times, royal duties and overseas tours have often separated young princes and princesses from their parents, a circumstance that is slowly changing with the current generation of royalty. **Review Todays parents think they have it tough, monitoring screen time and shuttling kids to soccer matches. Imagine being King William I, the Conqueror, who in 1079 had to fight his firstborn son on the battlefield or Henry II, whose villainous son, John, is today best known as Robin Hoods arch enemy. Carolyn Harriss history of royal child rearing is a must read for anyone interested in the never-ending saga of royal families and a fascinating read. (Mark Reid, Editor of Canadas History Magazine) Carolyn Harris has taken an innovative approach with this engaging new work, bringing together a millennia of royal parenting from Edgar the Peaceable and Elfrida of Northampton right up to the present day with the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Harris has deftly woven together the history of various rulers, evaluating their relationships with their children and bringing in wider trends in parenting in different eras. She notes both rivalry and tension between parents and children, as aptly illustrated by the Hanoverian monarchs of England, as well as evidence of affection and strong bonds between rulers and their offspring. Any reader with an interest in the history of monarchy or parenting itself will find this an absorbing read, both accessible and replete with interesting information. A real strength of this book is that it puts our present-day fascination with current and recent monarchs and their children in a long-term historical context. (Dr. Elena Woodacre, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern European History, University of Winchester) How to raise the kids? It is a question that has confounded parents for centuries. Imagine how parenting has been for royalty throughout the ages? Royal historian Carolyn Harriss newest book focuses on this very topic. In Raising Royalty, Harriss detailed research [explores] how royal parenting has evolved throughout the last thousand years. Harris focuses on twenty royal parents from Edgar the Peaceable and Elfrieda of Northampton to Prince William and Catherine Middleton. This book is delightfully readable, infused with the brilliance of pure scholarship. (Marlene A. Eilers Koenig, author of Queen Victorias Descendants) Carolyn Harriss encyclopedic knowledge infuses Raising Royalty with fascinating insights into the lives of Europes Royal Families. Moving through the centuries, Harris highlights unique and evolving family dynamics and traditions right up to our present day. An essential addition to any royal enthusiasts collection, Raising Royalty provides a captivating look at the families occupying the centre of some of the worlds greatest monarchies. (Nathan Tidridge, author of Canadas Constitutional Monarchy) A fascinating and engaging analysis of royal childhood through the centuries. (Amy Licence, author of Royal Babies A History 1066-2013) Informative, amusing, and royally riveting. (Hello! Canada) A fascinating source of well-researched information and a great addition to the shelves of royalists and historians alike. (History of Royals Magazine) About the Author Carolyn Harris teaches history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her Ph.D in European history from Queens University in 2012. Her writing concerning the history of monarchy in the U.K., Europe, and Canada has appeared in numerous publications including the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Smithsonian Magazine and the BBC News Magazine, and she is the author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada and Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette. She lives in Toronto.