"The Historical Dictionary of the Kurds covers the largest nation in the world without its own independent state. Scholars, government officials who deal with the Middle East and the Kurds, the media, and general readers will find this reference an accessible historical account of a group of people who are becoming increasingly important for the future of the strategic Middle East. Maps, a chronology, an introductory essay, a dictionary containing several hundred entries on various aspects of the Kurdish experience and an extensive bibliography comprise this volume."--Jacket.