NY: Random House, 1997. First edition. xvii, 388pp; b&w and color illus. and plates. 4to. Blue cloth blind-embossed to front board; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. Fine in a near fine, unclipped jacket with short splits to top corners. Signed by Meiselas to title page.
A sensitive and thorough examination of the troubled history of Kurdistan and the Kurds in the 20th century, as assembled from by documentary photographer Susan Meiselas. Includes photographs by Meiselas, as well as photos, texts, and images drawn from an array of sources: "oral histories, declassified government documents, newspaper clippings, and memoirs," per the front flap. Introduction by Meiselas, with chapter commentaries by Martin van Bruinessen.
