Book

The Kurds: a concise handbook

Crane Russak, Taylor & Francis International PublishersWashington, D.c.Published In 1992 • Pages:

By: Izady, Mehrdad R..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Rich in detail, this work identifies and delineates the cultural heritage of the Kurds from the pre-historic period up to the early 1990s. In general 'this book is meant to serve as a reference manual to provide a reasonably brief but documented insight into matters Kurdish, beginning always with their historical background, and, if relevant, geographical setting. Only the main point and the major causes and effects are discussed here' (p. xiv). Major topics in this book are: geography, cultural history, human geography, religion, language, literature and the press, society, political and contemporary issues, the economy, and culture and fine arts.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Geography
History and culture change
Tribe and nation
Religious denominations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kurds
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Social Scientist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1994
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
prehistoric period to the early 1990s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan
NotesAdditional notes
Mehrdad Izady
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
92008174
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kurds