"The Militant Kurds: A Dual Strategy for Freedom" explores the complexity of the 30-year guerrilla war of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) against the Turkish Republic, identifying longstanding obstacles to peace and probing the new dynamics that may lead to an end to the conflict. In doing so, the book provides fascinating insights into Turkey's national ethos, its dominant military culture, and civil society's struggle for increased democratization.

"The Militant Kurds" offers an extensive analysis of the precarious position of the Kurdish minority, beginning with the establishment of...