Research Catalog

Title

Revolution in Rojava : democratic autonomy and women's liberation in Syrian Kurdistan / Michael Knapp, Anja Flach and Ercan Ayboğa ; foreword by David Graeber ; afterword by Asya Abdullah ; translated by Janet Biehl.

Author

Knapp, Michael (Historian)

Publication

• London : Pluto Press, 2016.
• ©2016

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Additional Authors

• Flach, Anja, 1964-
• Ayboga, Ercan
• Graeber, David
• Biehl, Janet, 1953-

Description

xxxi, 285 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm

Summary

"Surrounded by enemies including ISIS and hostile Turkish forces, the people in Syrias Rojava region are carving out one of the most radically progressive societies on the planet. Visitors have been astounded by the success of their project, a communally organised democracy which considers womens equality indispensable, has a deep-reaching ecological policies, and rejects reactionary nationalist ideology. This form of organization, labeled democratic confederalism, is both fiercely anti-capitalist and boasts a self-defense capacity which is keeping ISIS from their gates. Drawing on their own firsthand experiences of working and fighting in the region, the authors provide the first detailed account of a revolutionary experiment and a new vision of politics and society in the Middle East and beyond"--Back cover.

Uniform Title

Revolution in Rojava. English

Alternative Title

• Revolution in Rojava.
• Democratic autonomy and women's liberation in Syrian Kurdistan

Subject

• Kurds > Syria > Social conditions
• Women > Political activity > Syria
• Women > Syria > Social conditions

Note

• "Originally published in German in March 2015 VSA Verlag...it has been extensively revised and updated..."--Translator's note, page xi.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes biblographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Translated into English from original German.

Contents

Prologue: on the road to Til Koçer -- Background -- Rojava's diverse cultures -- Democratic confederalism -- The liberation -- A women's revolution -- Democratic autonomy in Rojava -- Civil society associations -- Defense: the theory of the Rose -- The new justice system -- The democratization of education -- Health care -- The social economy -- Ecological challenges -- Neighbors -- Prospects -- Afterward: the philosophy of democratic autonomy

Call Number

JFD 17-352

ISBN

• 0745336590
• 9780745336596
• 9780745336640
• 0745336647

OCLC

934884642

Author

Knapp, Michael (Historian), author.

Title

Revolution in Rojava : democratic autonomy and women's liberation in Syrian Kurdistan / Michael Knapp, Anja Flach and Ercan Ayboğa ; foreword by David Graeber ; afterword by Asya Abdullah ; translated by Janet Biehl.

Publisher

London : Pluto Press, 2016.

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes biblographical references and index.

Language

Translated into English from original German.

Added Author

Flach, Anja, 1964- author.

Ayboga, Ercan, author.

Graeber, David, writer of introduction.

Biehl, Janet, 1953- translator.

Research Call Number

JFD 17-352