tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post1121709870384459679..comments2024-01-23T11:00:45.457-08:00Comments on Rastî: A CONFERENCE, A BOOK, AND A BODY COUNTMizgînhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-35025824242386651482007-12-11T03:17:00.000-08:002007-12-11T03:17:00.000-08:00Has anyone tried to put together a single cohesive...Has anyone tried to put together a single cohesive history in English covering all the anti-Ottoman and anti-neo-Ottoman liberation struggles of the 19th-20th century (Greek, Armenian, Kurdish, Assyrian...and going further back Serb, Bulgarian etc.)? I know this would be a mammoth project, but the methods of the Pashas and the experiences of the peoples they oppressed and still oppress remain remarkably constant across time and space.<BR/><BR/>When I see your videos of the Peshmerga in the mountains ambushing Turkish soldiers from behind those little stone walls, I am reminded of the pictures and accounts I have seen of Armenian Fedayees, Greek Andartes, Serbian Hayduks etc. fighting in just the same style and in very similar terrain. Any of these brave men and women would immediately understand the current struggle of the Kurds and what is at stake for the Kurdish people, despite the differences in the technology of warfare.<BR/><BR/>And what conclusions could be drawn from such a comparison about the 'modernity' of Turkey? The big difference with the Ottoman way of doing things seems to be that 'modern' Turkey is less honest in its dealings with subject peoples, but just as brutal...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-72054533819131346762007-12-05T21:04:00.000-08:002007-12-05T21:04:00.000-08:00roj bash mizgin, what happened to desmond fernande...roj bash mizgin, what happened to desmond fernandes' book? is there a link somewhere on the net to get a copy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com