Revolution in Rojava : democratic autonomy and women's liberation in Syrian Kurdistan
Knapp, Michael (Historian)2016
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Given the widespread violence and suffering in Syria, it's not unreasonable that outsiders look at the situation as unrelentingly awful. And while the reality of the devastation is undeniable, there is reason for hope in at least one small pocket of the nation: the cantons of Rojava in Syrian Kurdistan, where in the wake of war people are quietly building one of the most progressive societies in the world today. 'Revolution in Rojava' tells the story of Rojava's groundbreaking experiment in what they call 'democratic confederalism', a communally organized democracy that is fiercely anti-capitalist and committed to female equality, while rejecting reactionary nationalist ideologies.
Main title:
Revolution in Rojava : democratic autonomy and women's liberation in Syrian Kurdistan / Michael Knapp, Anja Flach, and Ercan Ayboǧa ; foreword by David Graeber ; afterword by Asya Abdullah ; translated by Janet Biehl.
Author:
Knapp, Michael (Historian), authorFlach, Anja, 1964-, authorAyboga, Ercan, authorBiehl, Janet, 1953-, translator
Imprint:
London : PlutoPress, 2016.
Collation:
xxxi, 285 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780745336596 (pbk)
Dewey class:
323.119159705691
Language:
EnglishGerman
Subject:
BRN:
2466340