Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in Syrian Kurdistan
Klappentext:Surrounded by enemies including ISIS and hostile Turkish forces, the people in Syria's 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 women's equality indispensable, has deep-reaching ecological policies, and rejects reactionary nationalist ideology. This form of organisation, 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 – the extraordinary story of a battle against the odds.
Über die Autorin / über den Autor:Michael Knapp is a historian of radical democracy, co-founder of the Campaign Tatort Kurdistan, and member of NavDem Berlin.
Anja Flach is an ethnologist and member of the Rojbîn women's council in Hamburg. She spent two years in the Kurdish women's guerrilla army.
Ercan Ayboga is an environmental engineer and ecological activist, living in North Kurdistan.
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