{"product_id":"the-art-of-freedom-a-brief-history-of-the-kurdish-liberation-struggle-havin-guneser","title":"The Art of Freedom: A Brief History of the Kurdish Liberation Struggle - Havin Guneser","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe revolution in Rojava captured the imagination of the left, sparking a worldwide interest in the Kurdish Freedom Movement. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Art of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that this explosive movement is firmly rooted in several decades of organized struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2018, one of the most important spokespersons for the struggle of Kurdish Freedom, Havin Guneser, held three groundbreaking seminars on the historical background and guiding ideology of the movement. Much to the chagrin of career academics, the theoretical foundation of the Kurdish Freedom Movement is far too fluid and dynamic to be neatly stuffed into an ivory-tower filing cabinet. A vital introduction to the Kurdish struggle, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Art of Freedom \u003c\/em\u003eis the first English-language book to deliver a distillation of the ideas and sensibilities that gave rise to the most important political event of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is broken into three sections:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Critique and Self-Critique: The rise of the Kurdish freedom movement from the rubbles of two world wars” provides an accessible explanation of the origins and theoretical foundation of the movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The Rebellion of the Oldest Colony: Jineology—the Science of Women” describes the undercurrents and nuances of the Kurdish women’s movement and how they have managed to create the most vibrant and successful feminist movement in the Middle East.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Democratic Confederalism and Democratic Nation: Defense of Society Against Societycide” deals with the attacks on the fabric of society and new concepts beyond national liberation to counter it. Centering on notions of “a shared homeland” and “a nation made up of nations,” these rousing ideas find deep international resonation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHavin Guneser has provided an expansive definition of freedom and democracy and a road map to help usher in a new era of struggle against capitalism, imperialism, and the State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Havin Guneser is not just the world’s leading authority on the thought of Abdullah Öcalan; she is a profound, sensitive, and challenging revolutionary thinker with a message the world desperately needs to hear.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—David Graeber, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDebt: The First 5,000 Years\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBullshit Jobs: A Theory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“This book is a necessary contribution for the understanding of a revolutionary movement that is very different from the euro-centric legacy of European and Western revolutionary traditions. The science of Women, or Jineology, is one of those contributions which both men and women should understand in order to deepen our critique and our anti-capitalist struggle, as well as the concepts of criticism and self-criticism and democratic confederalism.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Raúl Zibechi, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDispersing Powers: Social Movements as Anti-state Forces\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Brazil: Regional Imperialism and the New Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Contributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHavin Guneser\u003c\/strong\u003e is an engineer, journalist, and women’s rights activist who writes and speaks extensively on the topic of revolution in Rojava. She is one of the spokespersons of the International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan” and translator of several of Öcalan’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndrej Grubacic\u003c\/strong\u003e is an anarchist dissident and historian who has written prolifically on anarchism and the history of the Balkans. He is the author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon’t Mourn, Balkanize! Essays after Yugoslavia\u003c\/em\u003e and the coauthor of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSasha Lilley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and radio broadcaster. She’s the cofounder and host of the critically acclaimed program of radical ideas, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e Havin Guneser • Introduction: Andrej Grubacic • Interview: Sasha Lilley\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e PM Press\/Kairos\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e 9781629637815\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e Paperback\/Hardcover\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e 5 x 8\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePage count:\u003c\/span\u003e 192\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/span\u003e Political Science\/History\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556775399663,"sku":"ifl1787266044772","price":12.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/8515\/1471\/files\/the-art-of-freedom-a-brief-history-of-the-kurdish-liberation-struggle---havin-gu_1.jpg?v=1787266053","url":"https:\/\/primechicstore.shop\/products\/the-art-of-freedom-a-brief-history-of-the-kurdish-liberation-struggle-havin-guneser","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}