Women Fighters in the Kurdish National Movement

Name: Women Fighters in the Kurdish National Movement
Brand: I.B. Tauris
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By Topal, Mustafa Kemal

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The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement. Designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the US, it seeks self-determination from Turkey. But this book examines the other changes it generates in society, focusing on how it has become a platform for shifts in gender politics through its women fighters. Based on fieldwork undertaken in Iraq, Syria and Europe - including in-depth interviews and participant observation within women's camps - the book examines Kurdish women fighters' motivations to join the PKK, as well as their personal life stories and views on gender, patriarchy, and ethnic minority experiences. This is the largest ethnographic study on the PKK to date and the book argues that in addition to seeking their nation's struggle for survival and a democratic society, Kurdish women fighters are driven by the prospect of improving conditions for themselves and for women across the entire region.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 242
Release Date:: 2025-09-18
Publication Date:: 2025-09-18
Publisher:: I.B. Tauris
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0755648404
ISBN13:: 9780755648405
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 374 g
Height:: 156 cm
Width:: 234 cm
Thickness:: 13 cm

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