Revolution in Rojava

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Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in Syrian Kurdistan

By Michael Knapp and Anja Flach and Ercan Ayboga

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Revolution in Rojava explores the groundbreaking social and political transformation taking place in Syrian Kurdistan. Against the backdrop of war and hostility, the people of Rojava are establishing a radically progressive society based on democratic confederalism, a system that prioritises women's equality, ecological sustainability, and grassroots democracy. The authors, drawing on their own experiences, present a vivid and hopeful account of this unique experiment in democracy amid conflict.
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Ideal for readers interested in politics, Middle Eastern affairs, social movements, and revolutionary ideas. This book will appeal to those seeking an in-depth understanding of alternative democratic models and contemporary struggles for equality and justice.

The first full-length book of the unique and extraordinary political situation in Rojava, Syria

Description

A new kind of society is being built in Syria, but it's not one you would expect. Surrounded by deadly bands of ISIS and hostile Turkish forces, the people living in Syria's Rojava cantons are carving out one of the most radically progressive societies on the planet today. Western visitors have been astounded by the success of their project, a communally organised democracy which considers women's equality indispensable and rejects reactionary nationalist ideology whilst being fiercely anti-capitalist.

The people of Rojava call their new system democratic confederalism. An implementation of the recent ideology of the imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, it boasts gender quotas of 40 percent, bottom-up democratic structures, deep-reaching ecological policies, and a militancy which is keeping ISIS from the gates.

Revolution in Rojava is the first full-length study of this ongoing social and political transformation in Syrian Kurdistan. It is the first authentic insight into the complex dimensions of the revolution. Its authors use their own experiences of working and fighting in the region to construct a picture of hope for Middle-Eastern politics and society, and reveal an extraordinary story of a battle against the odds.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745336596

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 October 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Illustration: 32 b&w photographs, 2 b&w maps

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 397g

Pages: 320

Collections

Anja Flach Education & Reference Ercan Ayboga History & Archaeology History & Military Michael Knapp Middle Eastern History Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Michael Knapp is a historian of radical democracy, Cofounder of the Campaign Tatort Kurdistan and member of NavDem Berlin. His research focuses on the Kurdish issue and the construction of alternatives to capitalist modernity. His research has taken him to the Middle East, where he has studied the Kurdish Liberation Struggle and the PKK. Anja Flach is an enthnologist and member of the Rojbîn women's council in Hamburg. She spent two years in the Kurdish women's guerrilla army and has previously published books about her experiences. Ercan Ayboga is an environmental engineer and activist. Formerly living and co-founding the Tatort Kurdistan Campaign in Germany, now he lives in North Kurdistan and is politically involved in the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, particularly in water struggles.