Robert Olson
Robert Olson is Professor of Middle East history and politics at the University of Kentucky (Emeritus). He is the author of ten books of various aspects of Middle East history and politics. His major books are: The Siege of Mosul and Ottoman- Persian Relations: 1718-1743; The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion: 1880-1925; Turkey's Relations with Iran, 1979-2004;The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations:From World I to 2000; Blood, Beliefs and Ballots: The Management of Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey, 2007-2000; The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey: 1980-2011; The Goat and the Butcher: Nationalism and State Formation in Kurdistan-Iraq since the Iraqi War War. He is the author of 75 referred research articles and 60 edited research articles. He was distinguished Professor of the University of Kentucky in 2000. He is married and lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
Ch. 1. From 1 March 2003 (Turkish) Resolution to the 1 June 2004 UNSC Resolution.
Ch. 2. From the UNSC Resolution to the NATO Summit.
Ch. 3. From the NATO Summit to 1 September 2004.
Ch. 4. From Tehran to Ankara : Turks, Iranians, and Kurds.
Ch. 5. From Tal Afar to U.S. Presidential Elections.
Ch. 6. From U.S. Presidential Elections to the End of 2004.
Ch. 7. From December 2004 : Zigzagging Toward Elections.
Ch. 8. Aftermath of the Elections : Whither Kurdish Nationalism, Kurdistan-Iraq, and Iraq?
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Index