{"product_id":"9788293064268","title":"Democratic Autonomy in North Kurdistan: The Council Movement, Gender Liberation, and Ecology","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn the fall of 2011, a group of TATORT activists journeyed into the Kurdish regions of Turkey to learn how the theory of Democratic Autonomy was being put into practice. They discovered a remarkable experiment in face-to-face democracy--all the more notable for being carried out in wartime.\u003cp\u003eSince 2005, under the most difficult of conditions, the movement in North Kurdistan has created structures for a democratic, ecological and gender-liberated society. At its core is a system of councils in villages, cities, and neighborhoods. These structures do not yet offer a way of life that is fully independent of the nation-state and the market economy, but they nonetheless reveal a potent civil counter-power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interviews and documentation in this book provide thought provoking glimpses into the practical implementation of a new left vision. The radical democratic awakening of the Kurds may serve as an inspiration for social change in the Middle East and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Compass Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022399127792,"sku":"9788293064268","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9788293064268_p0.jpg?v=1763726095","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9788293064268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}