The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan

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Zusammenfassung
Essential introduction to the writings of Abdullah OEcalan, addressing the Kurdish question, gender and Democratic Confederalism.

Autorentext

Abdullah Ocalan actively led the Kurdish liberation struggle as the head of the PKK from its foundation in 1978 until his abduction on 15th February 1999. He is a leading strategist and the most important political representative of the Kurdish freedom movement. Under isolation conditions at Imrali Island Prison, Ocalan authored more than 10 books which revolutionised Kurdish politics, including The Political Thought of Abdullah Ocalan (Pluto, 2017), and Prison Writings, Volumes I and II (Pluto, 2007; 2011).

Klappentext

The essential introduction to the writings of Abdullah Öcalan, founder of Democratic Confederalism

Zusammenfassung
The essential introduction to the writings of Abdullah Öcalan, founder of Democratic Confederalism

Inhalt

Foreword by Nadje Al-Ali
Introduction

1. War and Peace in Kurdistan: Perspectives on a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question
2. Democratic Confederalism
3. Liberating Life: Woman's Revolution
4. Democratic Nation
   Index