The Miracle of the Kurds
A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
Hachette Nashville · Print & ebook · October 14, 2014
New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield was witness to much of the modern history of the Kurds.
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- Who it’s for
- A focused history read that pairs regional context with a story of hope in northern Iraq.
- Genres
- Iraq History, Middle Eastern Politics, Middle Eastern History
- Published
- Hachette Nashville, October 14, 2014
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New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield was witness to much of the modern history of the Kurds. In this riveting account, Mansfield movingly tells the stories of the people who have fashioned one of the greatest economic and cultural resurrections in human history. They are the largest people group in the world without a homeland of their own. Despised and persecuted the world over, they even call themselves "the people without a friend."
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Saddam Hussein tried to wipe them from the face of the earth, killing several hundred thousand of them in the attempt. Their sufferings have become legend. They are the Kurds, descendants of the ancient Medes best known today from the pages of the Bible -- inhabitants of what the world now calls Northern Iraq. Yet today the Kurds are rebuilding so brilliantly from war and oppression that even their enemies call it "a miracle." Six star hotels stand where bombs once fell, shopping malls and gleaming schools rise where massacres once occurred. National Geographic and Conde Nast have listed modern "Kurdistan" as a "must-see" tourist destination.
Hope Reborn
A focused history read that pairs regional context with a story of hope in northern Iraq.
Come here for
- history-and-insight angle
- regional context with a hopeful register
Expect
- sustained narrative pacing
- clear, explanatory framing
Where it sits
| Iraq History | 57% |
|---|---|
| Middle Eastern Politics | 28% |
| Middle Eastern History | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Iraq History
- Middle Eastern Politics
- Minority Studies
- Authors
- Stephen Mansfield
- Publisher
- Hachette Nashville
- Published
- October 14, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Iraq History