{"product_id":"democratic-autonomy-in-north-kurdistan-the-council-movement-gender-liberation-and-ecology-in-practice-a-reconnaissance-into-southeastern-turkey-paperback","title":"Democratic Autonomy in North Kurdistan: The Council Movement, Gender Liberation, and Ecology - In Practice: A Reconnaissance Into Southeastern Turkey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTatort Kurdistan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanet Biehl\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to find a peaceful solution to the Kurdish question, the Kurdish Freedom Movement in Turkey has developed an alternative social model: Democratic Autonomy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the fall of 2011, a group of TATORT activists journeyed into the Kurdish regions of Turkey to learn how the theory of Democratic Autonomy was being put into practice. They discovered a remarkable experiment in face-to-face democracy--all the more notable for being carried out in wartime. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Since 2005, under the most difficult of conditions, the movement in North Kurdistan has created structures for a democratic, ecological and gender-liberated society. At its core is a system of councils in villages, cities, and neighborhoods. These structures do not yet offer a way of life that is fully independent of the nation-state and the market economy, but they nonetheless reveal a potent civil counter-power. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The interviews and documentation in this book provide thought-provoking glimpses into the practical implementation of a new left vision. The radical democratic awakening of the Kurds may serve as an inspiration for social change in the Middle East and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 211\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760072622368,"sku":"9788293064268","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e31616a15b4f30a0157a4b258174e1cd.webp?v=1780170743","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/democratic-autonomy-in-north-kurdistan-the-council-movement-gender-liberation-and-ecology-in-practice-a-reconnaissance-into-southeastern-turkey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}