Download or read book A Modern History of the Kurds written by David McDowall and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 1997 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David McDowall examines the interplay of old and new aspects of the struggle, the importance of local rivalries within Kurdish society, the enduring authority of certain forms of leadership and the failure of modern states to respond to the challenge of Kurdish nationalism.