The Rise and Decline of Kurdish Movement in Years 1978-88

During the past hundred years Kurdish nationalism developed parallel with nationalist movements (and the process of establishment of nation-states) in Turkey, Iraq and Iran. Under the influence of that nationalism drive, so far, we have seen several types of Kurdish movements aimed to achieve political autonomy and federal governments. This article describes one of the Kurdish movements in Iran during the years 1978-88. The process of Kurdish nationalism has been investigated from a critical viewpoint through a constitutive theory in this article.