Book contents
- Kurdish Politics in Iran
- Kurdish Politics in Iran
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Kurdish Nationalism: From Emergence to Politicisation
- 3 The Kurdish Peasant Revolt: the First Indication of Class Struggle
- 4 Movement Mobilisation through Crossborder Interaction
- 5 The 1979 Revolution and the Iranian Kurdish Movement
- 6 Khodmokhtari: the Focal Point of Kurdish–Regime Dispute
- 7 Internal Disintegration and Chaos
- 8 Decades of Decline and Uncertainty
- 9 Reform and Repression
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Internal Disintegration and Chaos
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2021
- Kurdish Politics in Iran
- Kurdish Politics in Iran
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Kurdish Nationalism: From Emergence to Politicisation
- 3 The Kurdish Peasant Revolt: the First Indication of Class Struggle
- 4 Movement Mobilisation through Crossborder Interaction
- 5 The 1979 Revolution and the Iranian Kurdish Movement
- 6 Khodmokhtari: the Focal Point of Kurdish–Regime Dispute
- 7 Internal Disintegration and Chaos
- 8 Decades of Decline and Uncertainty
- 9 Reform and Repression
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The main focus and argument of this chapter is that the Kurdish movement in this period experienced the emergence of several new tendencies that distinguish this era from the previous period (the 1960s). The trends and tendencies which occurred through this era allow us to classify this period as an era of diversification and thickening of the numbers and the spectrum of ideologies of the actors and organisations that participated in this period’s movement. The most eye-catching trend is related to Komala’s announcement of its official activity and its focus on the class problematic in Kurdistan. In line with Komala’s emergence as a new actor within the Kurdish movement, different examples of challenge and difficulties occurred in the relation between this organisation and the KDPI, which resulted in half a decade of war between these major organisations of the Iranian Kurdish movement. These factors and their impact on the post-revolutionary Kurdish movement are discussed in this chapter.
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- Kurdish Politics in IranCrossborder Interactions and Mobilisation since 1947, pp. 126 - 161Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021