One the foremost writers and participants in the Kurdish womens movement - Harsha Walia The Kurdish womens movement is at the heart of the most exciting revolutionary experiment in the world today: Rojava. Forged over decades of struggle, most recently in the fight against ISIS, Rojava embodies a radical commitment to ecology, democracy, and gender equality. But while striking images of Kurdish women in desert fatigues proliferate, a true understanding of the womens movement remains elusive. Taking apart the superficial and Orientalist frameworks that dominate, Dilar Dirik offers instead an empirically rich account of the womens movement in Kurdistan. Drawing on original research and ethnographic fieldwork, she surveys the movements historical origins, ideological evolution, and political practice over the past forty years. Going beyond abstract ideas, Dirik locates the movements culture and ideology in its concrete work for womens liberation and radical democracy. Taking the reader from the guerrilla camps in the mountains to radical womens academies and self-organized refugee camps, the book invites readers around the world to engage with the revolution in Kurdistan, both theoretically and practically, as a vital touchstone in the wider struggle for a militant anti-fascist, anti-capitalist feminist internationalism.Dilar Dirik was born in Antakya and grew up in Germany. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. She has written on the Kurdish struggle for a range of publications including openDemocracy, the Boston Globe and ROAR Magazine. She tweets @Dlrdrk1.Book specifications:Dimensions: 231 x 155Author: Dilar DirikCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 7Pages: 384Language: EnglishPublisher: Pluto Press (UK)Weight: 721 g