{"product_id":"the-kurdish-womens-movement-history-theory-practice-paperback","title":"The Kurdish Women's Movement: History, Theory, Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDilar Dirik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One the foremost writers and participants in the Kurdish women's movement' - Harsha Walia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Kurdish women's movement is at the heart of the most exciting revolutionary experiment in the world today: Rojava. Forged over decades of struggle, most recently in the fight against ISIS, Rojava embodies a radical commitment to ecology, democracy, and gender equality. But while striking images of Kurdish women in desert fatigues proliferate, a true understanding of the women's movement remains elusive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking apart the superficial and Orientalist frameworks that dominate, Dilar Dirik offers instead an empirically rich account of the women's movement in Kurdistan. Drawing on original research and ethnographic fieldwork, she surveys the movement's historical origins, ideological evolution, and political practice over the past forty years. Going beyond abstract ideas, Dirik locates the movement's culture and ideology in its concrete work for women's liberation and radical democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking the reader from the guerrilla camps in the mountains to radical women's academies and self-organized refugee camps, the book invites readers around the world to engage with the revolution in Kurdistan, both theoretically and practically, as a vital touchstone in the wider struggle for a militant anti-fascist, anti-capitalist feminist internationalism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDilar Dirik was born in Antakya and grew up in Germany. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. She has written on the Kurdish struggle for a range of publications including \u003ci\u003eopenDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eROAR Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She tweets @Dlrdrk1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768761483552,"sku":"9780745341941","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c76f8a5adf1f6ae89fd9a8dc38935bc1.webp?v=1780336823","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-kurdish-womens-movement-history-theory-practice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}