{"product_id":"freedom-shall-prevail-the-struggle-of-abdullah-ocalan-and-the-kurdish-people-paperback","title":"Freedom Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Michael Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeko Keko\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring \u003cbr\u003ethe life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as \"Apo.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly regarded around the world, Öcalan led the \u003cbr\u003eKurdish freedom struggle as the head of the PKK from its foundation in \u003cbr\u003e1978 until his abduction by the Turkish state in 1999. He has, so far, \u003cbr\u003espent twenty-five years in captivity. In this graphic novel we learn, in\u003cbr\u003e his own words, what Öcalan's childhood was like in the partially \u003cbr\u003eKurdish areas of Eastern Turkey and how his political awareness and \u003cbr\u003ecommitment grew as a student in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Through \u003cbr\u003ethe personal struggle of Öcalan we also see the terrible devastation \u003cbr\u003ethat Kurdish people have suffered and learn about the tumultuous and \u003cbr\u003edramatic history of the relationship between the Kurds and the Turkish \u003cbr\u003estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also dives into the theories developed by Öcalan \u003cbr\u003ethat continue to influence the ongoing struggle today. Expanding on \u003cbr\u003ethese, the second part of the book gives us a wider consideration of the\u003cbr\u003e issues and policies around women's freedom, democratic confederalism \u003cbr\u003eand paints an inspiring picture of one of the most impressive attempts \u003cbr\u003eto build a genuinely grassroots democratic system anywhere in the world.\u003cbr\u003e The struggle going on in the Autonomous Administration of North and \u003cbr\u003eEast Syria, also known as Rojava, is one that is directly combating \u003cbr\u003egender and racial discrimination and the abuses of the capitalist \u003cbr\u003eeconomic system--in truly interconnected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wonderfully \u003cbr\u003eillustrated graphic novel is a collaboration between award-winning \u003cbr\u003eScottish writer Sean Michael Wilson and Kurdish artist Keko, with \u003cbr\u003ebacking and research help from Peace in Kurdistan Campaign and the \u003cbr\u003eInternational Initiative \"Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan--Peace in \u003cbr\u003eKurdistan,\" groups with long term and impassioned commitment to the \u003cbr\u003ecause of Öcalan and the Kurdish people's freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763413418272,"sku":"9798887440347","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ccff428f26d7a677a06500ad768f2191.webp?v=1780234896","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/freedom-shall-prevail-the-struggle-of-abdullah-ocalan-and-the-kurdish-people-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}