{"product_id":"rojava-in-focus-critical-dialogues-paperback-3","title":"Rojava in Focus: Critical Dialogues - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCihad Hammy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas Jeffrey Miley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Holloway\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe theory, practice, and challenges of the feminist, anticapitalist Rojava revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a decade has passed since the revolutionary process began in Rojava, later evolving into the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES). Guided by Abdullah ?calan's theory of Democratic Confederalism, a philosophical and political project aimed at building an ecological, nonhierarchical society, the people of Rojava aim to construct alternative, directly democratic institutions capable of transcending the capitalist nation-state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRojava in Focus\u003c\/i\u003e advances a discussion about the revolution within the framework of Democratic Confederalism, assessing the achievements, contradictions, and various shortcomings. The book follows the experience of the revolutionary movement that animates the DAANES, highlighting its achievements as well as the significant obstacles it has encountered. \u003ci\u003eRojava in Focus\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with the gap between aspirations and reality, aiming to bridge this gap through constructive criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays by activists associated with the Kurdish Freedom Movement and sympathetic critics expand our understanding of the vast changes taking place in the region, the challenges ahead, and connections to other movements around the globe. As well, they point to where the movement may head next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include Azize Aslan, Debbie Bookchin, Kamal Chomani, Matt Broomfield, Sixtine van Outryve d'Ydewalle, and Anna Rebrii and Berivan Omar, among others. The book is completed by interviews with members of the Rojava leadership, such as Foza Yusif, ?lham Ehmed, Salih Muslim, and activists of the DAANES.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCihad Hammy\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kobani\/Rojava. He studies British and American Studies at the University of Hamburg. Hammy has written various articles on the Kurdish Freedom Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Jeffrey Miley\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on struggles for self-determination in the twenty-first century. He is co-editor, with Federico Venturini, of \u003ci\u003eYour Freedom and Mine: Abdullah ?calan and the Kurdish Question in Erdogan's Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eSelf-Determination Struggles: In Pursuit of the Democratic Confederalist Ideal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Holloway\u003c\/b\u003e writes on forms of anticapitalist struggle. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChange the World without Taking Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrack Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHope in Hopeless Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386108231929,"sku":"9781849355728","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2qk99R4RBP9781849355728_68a6f62a-3435-4b5a-a0fe-19e7a67d1cbc.webp?v=1770188820","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rojava-in-focus-critical-dialogues-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}