{"product_id":"freedom-shall-prevail-9798887440347","title":"Freedom Shall Prevail","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring \nthe life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”\n \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly regarded around the world, Öcalan led the \nKurdish freedom struggle as the head of the PKK from its foundation in \n1978 until his abduction by the Turkish state in 1999. He has, so far, \nspent twenty-five years in captivity. In this graphic novel we learn, in\n his own words, what Öcalan’s childhood was like in the partially \nKurdish areas of Eastern Turkey and how his political awareness and \ncommitment grew as a student in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Through \nthe personal struggle of Öcalan we also see the terrible devastation \nthat Kurdish people have suffered and learn about the tumultuous and \ndramatic history of the relationship between the Kurds and the Turkish \nstate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also dives into the theories developed by Öcalan \nthat continue to influence the ongoing struggle today. Expanding on \nthese, the second part of the book gives us a wider consideration of the\n issues and policies around women's freedom, democratic confederalism \nand paints an inspiring picture of one of the most impressive attempts \nto build a genuinely grassroots democratic system anywhere in the world.\n The struggle going on in the Autonomous Administration of North and \nEast Syria, also known as Rojava, is one that is directly combating \ngender and racial discrimination and the abuses of the capitalist \neconomic system—in truly interconnected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wonderfully \nillustrated graphic novel is a collaboration between award-winning \nScottish writer Sean Michael Wilson and Kurdish artist Keko, with \nbacking and research help from Peace in Kurdistan Campaign and the \nInternational Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in \nKurdistan,” groups with long term and impassioned commitment to the \ncause of Öcalan and the Kurdish people’s freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sean Michael Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286835638523,"sku":"9798887440347","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9798887440347.jpg?v=1772491766","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/freedom-shall-prevail-9798887440347","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}