O'Shea, Maria T.,  1963- <br/><br/>
Trapped between the map and reality :  geography and perceptions of Kurdistan / 
Maria T O'Shea. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2004. 
 - xix, 258 p. :  maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Middle East studies .
 - Middle East studies (Routledge (Firm)) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index. 
<br/><br/>Perceptions of centrality from the margins -- The social context of political fragmentation -- Defining a Kurdish identity -- Kurdistan's resources, real and imagined  -- Tying down the territory : conceptions and misconceptions of early Kurdish history -- From province to principality to pawn : Kurdistan as a buffer zone -- The First World War -- The image from outside : strategic concerns -- The Colonial division of Kurdistan -- Kurdish constructions of Kurdistan -- Between the map and the reality. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415947669 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003017039 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kurds--Ethnic identity.<br/>Nationalism--Middle East.<br/>Kurdos--Historia.<br/>Nacionalismo--Medio Oriente
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Kurdistan--History.<br/>Middle East--Politics and government.<br/>Kurdistán--Historia.<br/>Medio oriente--Política y gobierno.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>439 DS 59  / O999t 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.6/7