LEADER 03725nam 2200421 450 001 9910812911303321 005 20230814234242.0 010 $a1-55164-672-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000011309095 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6520013 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6520013 035 $a(OCoLC)1035219737 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011309095 100 $a20220530d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aYour freedom and mine $eAbdullah Ocalan and the Kurdish question in Erdogan's Turkey /$fThomas Jeffrey Miley, Federico Venturini 210 1$aMontreal :$cBlack Rose Books,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (433 pages) 311 $a1-55164-670-6 311 $a1-55164-668-4 327 $aIntro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Dilar Dirik -- Preface by Thomas Je rey Miley -- Preface by Federico Venturini -- Note from the Publisher -- PART ONE The Historical Context of the Conflict -- The Turkish-Kurdish Conflict in Historical Context -- PART TWO: Campaigns of International Solidarity -- Abdullah O?calan: A Life of Four Decades of Resistance -- My Encounter with the Kurdish Movement -- The EU Turkey Civic Commission and the Peace in Kurdistan UK Campaign -- The Freedom for O?calan Campaign and the British Trade Union Movement -- PART THREE: The EUTCC I?mral? International Peace Delegations -- The Plight of the Kurds in Turkey and the Fate of the Middle East -- Joint Statement of the First International I?mral? Peace Delegation -- Turkey and the Kurds: A Chance for Peace? -- EU Turkey Civic Commission Cover Letter for the Report of the Third I?mral? International Peace Delegation -- State Terror, Human Rights Violations, and Authoritarianism in Turkey -- The Council of Europe and the Death of the Peace Process: Report from the I?mral? Delegation to Strasbourg -- PART FOUR: Reflections of the EUTCC I?mral? Peace Delegates -- Fighting the Lion Inside the Cage -- My Tryst with the Kurdish Freedom Struggle -- A Basque Politician in Kurdistan -- Still a Long Way to Peace: Changing Minds about the Kurdish Issue -- An Exercise in Understanding -- "Please Tell My Story" -- Repressing Comedians, Journalists, and Politicians -- An Activist-Researcher as a Peace Delegate -- The Experience of an Ignorant European Politician -- Ten Powerful Moments of an Outraging Experience -- PART FIVE: Analysing Democratic Confederalism -- A Seeker of Truth -- Capitalism and the Kurdish Freedom Movement -- Democratic Confederalism, Democratic Autonomy -- Review of Abdullah O?calan's Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization. 327 $aStruggling Hand in Hand with the Kurdish Youth Movement: Dispatches from the Long March for the Freedom of O?calan (February 2017) -- The Perils and Promises of Self-Determination: From Kurdistan to Catalonia -- PART SIX: Geopolitics, Dilemmas, and the Scramble for the Middle East -- Regional and Global Power Politics in the Syrian Conflict -- The War on Terror and Europe's Refugee Crisis -- Dancing with the Devil -- Delisting the PKK and the Resulting Bene -- Consolidating Peace, Democracy and Human Rights after Raqqa: Prospects for the Region and the Kurds -- Afterword by Cihad hammy -- Notes on the Contributors -- Glossary of Acronyms. 607 $aTurkey$xPolitics and government$y21st century 676 $a956.10412 700 $aMiley$b Thomas Jeffrey$01715322 702 $aVenturini$b Federico 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812911303321 996 $aYour freedom and mine$94109856 997 $aUNINA