TY - BOOK AU - Lawrence,Quil TI - Invisible nation: how the Kurds' quest for statehood is shaping Iraq and the Middle East SN - 9780802716118 (alk. paper) U1 - 956.700491567 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Walker & Company, Distributed to the trade by Macmillan KW - Kurds KW - Iraq KW - Politics and government KW - Middle East N1 - Includes bibliography and index; Prologue: The Prodigal Republic (Mr. Talabani Goes to Washington) --; 1; The Stolen Sheath --; 2; Betrayal and Holocaust --; 3; Shame and Comfort --; 4; Burning Down the House --; 5; Carnival in Limbo --; 6; A Most Convenient Foe --; 7; The Northern Front --; 8; No Friends but the Kurds --; 9; Deeds to the Promised Land --; 10; The Believers --; 11; The Feast of the Sacrifice --; 12; Securing the Realm --; 13; Something That Does Not Love a Wall --; Conclusion: Visible Nation --; Key Events in Iraqi Kurdish History ER -