{"product_id":"9783942961134","title":"The Roots of Civilization","description":"PRISON WRITINGS - THE ROOTS OF CIVILISATION\u003cp\u003eAbdullah Ocalan was the most wanted man in Turkey for almost two decades until his kidnapping and arrest in Nairobi in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has been in Prison ever since. He is the founder of the Kurdistan \u003cbr\u003eWorkers Party (PKK). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1984, under his leadership, the PKK fought for an independent \u003cbr\u003eKurdish state in the south east of Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a sustained popular uprising, thousands of Kurdish fighters took on the Turkish army to protect their Kurdish identity, culture and language from annihilation and assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince his imprisonment, Ocalan has written a number of books on \u003cbr\u003eKurdish history, Kurdish politics, and perspectives for a sustainable peace process and a democratic Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis Prison Writings provide a broad Marxist perspective on ancient \u003cbr\u003eMiddle Eastern history, incorporating the rise of the major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), and defining the \u003cbr\u003eKurdish position within this, from the ancient Sumerian civilisation through the feudal age, the birth of capitalism and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transmedia Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038513479920,"sku":"9783942961134","price":22.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783942961134_p0.jpg?v=1763704437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783942961134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}