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Works by Gérard Chaliand

The Penguin Atlas of the Diasporas (1991) — Author — 88 copies
Revolution in the Third World (1976) — Author — 74 copies
A People Without a Country: The Kurds and Kurdistan (1980) — Author — 42 copies, 1 review
The Peasants of North Vietnam (Pelican) (1968) — Author — 34 copies
The Palestinian Resistance (1972) — Author — 21 copies
Les empires nomades (1995) — Author — 20 copies
Report from Afghanistan (1982) — Author — 15 copies
Atlas des empires (1993) 12 copies
The Kurdish Tragedy (1994) — Author — 9 copies
Food Without Frontiers (Big Red Cookbook) (1981) — Author — 7 copies
Guerras Y Civilizaciones (2005) 7 copies
Armenians: From Genocide to Resistance (1983) — Author — 5 copies
L'Héritage occidental (2002) — Editor; Introduction — 4 copies
L'Arme du terrorisme (2002) — Author — 4 copies
Atlas du nouvel ordre mondial (2003) — Author — 3 copies
L'enjeu africain (1980) — Author — 3 copies
Atlas des Européens (1989) 3 copies
La Légende de Gilgamesh (2021) 2 copies
Atlas politique du XXe siecle (French Edition) (1988) — Author — 2 copies
De l'esprit d'aventure (2008) 2 copies
Repenser le Tiers-Monde (1987) — Author — 1 copy
Bewaffneter Kampf in Afrika — Author — 1 copy, 1 review
Le savoir de la peau (2022) 1 copy
Kurdistan und die Kurden Bd. 1 [...] (1988) — Author — 1 copy
Voyage dans vingt ans de guérillas (1988) — Author — 1 copy
A Crime of Silence — Author — 1 copy
Los Angeles (1991) — Author — 1 copy
La Persuasion de masse (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
Mémoires : Tome 1, La pointe du couteau (2011) — Author — 1 copy

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The Campaign of 1812 in Russia (1835) — Preface, some editions — 100 copies
Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap (1996) — Preface, some editions — 63 copies, 1 review
Massoud l'afghan (2001) — Postface, some editions — 31 copies
The Legacy: Memoirs of an Armenian Patriot (1982) — Présentation, some editions — 6 copies
Encyclopédie de la Grande Guerre 1914-1918 (2004) — Contributor — 5 copies
La guerre de 14-18 racontée par un Allemand (1933) — Preface, some editions — 5 copies

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A history of the Kurdish people from the fall of the Ottoman Empire until the late 20th century, this work offers a collection of essays about the unique experience of Kurds under foreign governance (especially Turkish, Iranian, and Iraqi) and highlights common themes of the Kurdish struggle in each area (e.g. disunity, distrust, tribalism). The book succeeds in describing the convergence of Turkish, Persian, Arab, and Western influences that have subjugated Kurdish interests in Kurdistan, but fails to provide a context (cultural, political, etc.) for understanding the Kurdish people or the Kurdish movement beyond dates, statistics, and military alliances. In all, the book was a disappointment – dated and highly politicized. C… (more)
 
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Arnaud Blin Author, Editor
Yves Ternon Author, Contributor
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Francois Gere Contributor
Philippe Migaux Contributor
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Kathryn Pulver Translator
Ariel Merari Contributor
Edward Schneider Translator
Rohan Gunaratna Contributor
Diana Johnstone Translator
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