Revolution In Rojava: Democratic Autonomy And Women's Liberation In
Syrian Kurdistan

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A new kind of society is being built in Syria but it's not one you would expect Surrounded by deadly bands of ISIS & hostile Turkish forces the people living in Syria's Rojava cantons are carving out one of the most radically progressive societies on the planet today Western visitors have been astounded by the success of their project a communally organised democracy which considers women's equality indispensable & rejects reactionary nationalist ideology whilst being fiercely anti-capitalist The people of Rojava call their new system democratic confederalism An implementation of the recent ideology of the imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan it boasts gender"as of 40 percent bottom-up democratic structures deep-reaching ecological policies & a militancy which is keeping ISIS from the gates Revolution in Rojava is the first full-length study of this ongoing social & political transformation in Syrian Kurdistan It is the first authentic insight into the complex

Dimensions of the revolution Its authors use their own experiences of working & fighting in the region to construct a picture of hope for Middle-Eastern politics & society & reveal an extraordinary story of a battle against the odds