Laboratorio Rojava. Confederalismo democratico, ecologia radicale e liberazione delle donne nella terra della rivoluzione

The only more important thing going on this world than the Revolution in Rojava is the ecological crisis. The world, and especially the international left, ignores this at their own peril. An absolutely fascinating book on contemporary history (mostly focused on the years 2011-2016) on a topic that i Leggi tutto

Western leftists desperately need to engage regularly with the realities and struggles of non-western countries. This book is a fascinating case study in why, exploring the decades of grassroots activism by certain Kurdish groups which briefly culminated in a flourishing decentralised network of com Leggi tutto

It offers an interesting overview of what is happening in Rojava, but as the author's write early on, they are implicitly and unreservedly biased which I think serves the importance of what is happening in Rojava poorly. First the good stuff, it gives a thorough overview of the recent history and the Leggi tutto

Fantastic and extremely thorough account of the revolution that has taken place in Rojava 2011-now. Gives a good amount of historical and geographical context so you can understand what's going on and offers insight into nearly every part of life in Rojava under Democratic Autonomy. I'm a Marxist-Le Leggi tutto

In Rojava, not one line will be drawn around any patch of soil on the basis of ethnicity, language, religion, or culture. A great resource on the revolution in Rojava, the new society that they're trying to build, and the challenges they face. It's insane to me that they're able to build a society mo Leggi tutto

An amazing, and in depth examination of perhaps the most revolutionary movement of our times. A participatory, multi-ethnic, multi-religious, feminist and environmental, radical democratic autonomous unit in the Middle East sounds like something out of science fiction, yet it is real. In the Three C Leggi tutto

Imagine being an ethnically diverse, ecological, anarcho-socialist, feminist direct democracy while simultaneously fighting the Assad regime, the Syrian rebels, ISIS, and TURKEY, and WINNING. This is the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria - my favourite “country”!! “One thi Leggi tutto

Ofrece una overview muy completa sobre la revolución en Rojava (contexto histórico y político, sociedad, funcionamiento de la autonomía democrática, valores, luchas, dificultades, limitaciones etc). Qué necesario conocerla y apoyarla: Democracia radical, liberación de la mujer, ecologismo, economía Leggi tutto

This book leaves me emotionally conflicted: on the one hand guilty for not having taken the time to search beyond the articles on the military efforts of YPG/YPJ, and properly educate myself on the revolutionary changes occurring on a societal level in Rojava; while on the other hand weeping from jo Leggi tutto