Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries (SUNY series in Middle Eastern Studies) - Tapa dura

"Özogálu has produced a well-written, valuable study of a period in the history of Kurdish nationalism ... [his] study is significant not only for understanding the early history of Kurdish nationalism but also for its contemporary context." -- H-Net Reviews (H-Turk)

"...both expands on existing studies and revises previous accounts in a concise, nuanced fashion." -- International Journal of Middle East Studies

"The author's discussion of the Kurdish notable families and the evolution of their ideologies is original and constitutes an important contribution to the literature." -- Reşat Kasaba, author of The Ottoman Empire and the World Economy: The Nineteenth Century

"The topic of the emergence of ethno-nationalism among a class of notables closely linked to the imperial state is significant, making this book of interest to students of ethnicity and nationalism, Ottoman historians, and specialists of Kurdish affairs." -- Martin van Bruinessen, author of Agha, Shaikh, and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan