A history of the Kurds, written by an Armenian who spent a substantial amount of time in the region in the early 1900s, published by a London bookseller in 1948, but actually printed in the Netherlands. Not very many of this little book about. A decent, wide-ranging history of the Kurds, but significantly colored by the author's personal biases. The author is frequently dismissive of histories written by outsiders throughout history (to include the ancient Greeks) and prefers to rely on texts by indigenous peoples (although he uses the more awkward term "autochthonous"). Of course, he's not so dismissive when relying on texts that reflect his personal perspective, including several books written by Western European authors in the footnotes. When you fast-forward to the resources available today on the Kurds, this tome from 1948 has little to offer, and is only worth the read if you are a student of Kurdish history.