1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003061350403321

Autore

Jossa, Bruno

Titolo

The economic theory of socialism and the labour-managed firm : markets, socialism and labour management / Bruno Jossa, Gaetano Cuomo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cheltenham ; Brookfield : Edward Elgar, 1997

ISBN

1-85898-431-9

Descrizione fisica

XXIII, 376 p. ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Cuomo, Gaetano

Disciplina

335

Locazione

SES

DTE

FSPBC

Collocazione

D/4.2 JOS

XV E1 214

XV E1 213

XV E1 215

XV E1 212

XV E1 216

XIV G 294

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136712603321

Autore

Knapp Michael

Titolo

Revolution in Rojava : democratic autonomy and women's liberation in Syrian Kurdistan / / Michael Knapp, Anja Flach, and Ercan Ayboğa ; foreword by David Graeber ; afterword by Asya Abdullah ; translated by Janet Biehl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Pluto Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-78371-988-5

1-78371-987-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

320.158095691

Soggetti

Kurds - Syria - Social conditions

History

Kurdistan History

Syria History Civil War, 2011-

Syrie Histoire 2011- (Guerre civile)

Middle East Kurdistan

Syria

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue: on the road to Til Koçer -- Background -- Rojava's diverse cultures -- Democratic confederalism -- The liberation -- A women's revolution -- Democratic autonomy in Rojava -- Civil society associations -- Defense: the theory of the Rose -- The new justice system -- The democratization of education -- Health care -- The social economy -- Ecological challenges -- Neighbors -- Prospects -- Afterward: the philosophy of democratic autonomy.

Sommario/riassunto

"Surrounded by enemies including ISIS and hostile Turkish forces, the people in Syria's Rojava region are carving out one of the most radically progressive societies on the planet. Visitors have been astounded by the success of their project, a communally organised democracy which considers women's equality indispensable, has a deep-reaching



ecological policies, and rejects reactionary nationalist ideology. This form of organization, labeled democratic confederalism, is both fiercely anti-capitalist and boasts a self-defense capacity which is keeping ISIS from their gates. Drawing on their own firsthand experiences of working and fighting in the region, the authors provide the first detailed account of a revolutionary experiment and a new vision of politics and society in the Middle East and beyond"--Back cover.