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This Text Provides A Survey Of Us-kurdish Relations And Their Interaction With Domestic, Regional And Global Politics. Using The Kurdish Issue To Explore The Nature Of The Engagement Between International Powers And Weaker Non-state Entities, The Author Analyses The Existence Of An Interactive Us Relationship With The Kurds. 1. Introduction. -- 2. The Multifaceted Nature Of The Kurdish Issue. -- 3. Us Foreign Policy: Structures, Determinants And Pressures. -- 4. Us Foreign Policy Towards The Kurds, 1945-90. -- 5. Us Foreign Policy Towards The Kurds, 1991-2003. -- 6. Us And The Kurds In The Post-saddam Era (2003-9). -- 7. Conceptual Implications And General Conclusions. Marianna Charountaki. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.