Revolution in Rojava

Michael Knapp is a historian of radical democracy, Cofounder of the Campaign Tatort Kurdistan and member of NavDem Berlin. His research focuses on the Kurdish issue and the construction of alternatives to capitalist modernity. His research has taken him to the Middle East, where he has studied the Kurdish Liberation Struggle and the PKK.Anja Flach is an enthnologist and member of the Rojbîn women's council in Hamburg. She spent two years in the Kurdish women's guerrilla army and has previously published books about her experiences.Ercan Ayboga is an environmental engineer and activist. Formerly living and co-founding the Tatort Kurdistan Campaign in Germany, now he lives in North Kurdistan and is politically involved in the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, particularly in water struggles.

• List of FiguresTranslator’s Note    Foreword by David GraeberIntroductionPrologue: On the Road to Til Koçer1. Background2. Rojava’s Diverse Cultures3. Democratic Confederalism 4. The Liberation5. A Womens' Revolution6. Democratic Autonomy in Rojava7. Civil Society Associations8. Defense: The Theory of the Rose 9. The New Justice System10. The Democratization of Education11. Health Care 12. The Social Economy13. Ecological Challenges 14. Neighbors15. ProspectsAfterword: The Philosophy of Democratic Autonomy by Asya AbdullahGlossaryAbout the AuthorsIndex

'Written by long-time activists of the Kurdish freedom movement, this book is the first authentic insight into the complex dimensions of Rojava's radical revolution'