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Product Identifiers
PublisherPluto Press
ISBN-100745338038
ISBN-139780745338033
eBay Product ID (ePID)239892284
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSara : My Whole Life Was a Struggle
SubjectWomen, Women's Studies, Middle East / General
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
AuthorJanet Biehl, Sakine Cansiz
Subject AreaSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-436304
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife--this is Sakine Cansiz as she develops into a PKK founder and leading strategist of the Kurdish women's liberation movement, trying to understand how to make the personal and political mesh. A riveting, inspiring book., Here is the story of a fearless Kurdish woman full of fight, who, with pain and resistance, resurrected and caused resurrection, who rebelled and caused rebellion, who became free and caused freedom. Her story is the story of Kurdistan, the story of Kurdish women, the story of Middle Eastern women. A story that renews itself with the consciousness of freedom., 'Here is the story of a fearless Kurdish woman full of fight, who, with pain and resistance, resurrected and caused resurrection, who rebelled and caused rebellion, who became free and caused freedom. Her story is the story of Kurdistan, the story of Kurdish women, the story of Middle Eastern women. A story that renews itself with the consciousness of freedom', Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founders of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria . . . . Kurdish women have been awakened by this struggle and are taking the lead in grasping their right to life as full and free human beings. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the real motives of this unique modern political movement., 'A brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife--this is Sakine Cansiz as she develops into a PKK founder and leading strategist of the Kurdish women's liberation movement, trying to understand how to make the personal and political mesh. A riveting, inspiring book', 'Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founers of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria... Kurdish women have been awakened by this struggle and are taking the lead in grasping their right to life as free human beings. This book is essential reading for anyway who wishes to understand the real motivates of this unique modern political movement', 'A brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife - A riveting, inspiring book', 'Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founders of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the real motivates of this unique modern political movement'
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal956.103092
Table Of ContentAuthor's PrefaceThe Turkish Political Context - Janet Biehl1. Born in Winter2. Return to Dersim3. Escape4. The Prison in Buca5. The Struggle Continues6. The Enemy Attacks
SynopsisThe bitter struggle of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) against the Turkish state has endured for decades in the face of major setbacks and violence. This memoir tells that story through the experience of one person, Sakine Cansiz--codenamed "Sara"--a cofounder of the PKK who dedicated her life to its cause--until she was assassinated in 2013. This memoir, available for the first time in English, tells the story of the first chapter of Cansiz's life, from the founding of the PKK in 1974 through her arrest in 1979. She writes here about the excitement of entering the movement as a young woman--and discovering quickly that she would have to challenge traditional gender roles as she rose among its ranks. And she succeeded: total gender equality is now one of the central tenets of the PKK. Today, Sara lives on, an inspiration to women fighting for liberation around the world. Her story, told in her own words, is by turns shocking, violent, and groundbreaking., The bitter struggle of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, against the Turkish state has delivered inspirational but often tragic stories. This memoir by Kurdish revolutionary Sakine Cansiz is one of them. Sakine, whose code name was 'Sara', co-founded the PKK in 1974 and dedicated her life to its cause. On the 9 January 2013 she was assassinated in Paris in circumstances that remain officially unresolved. This is the first chapter of her iconic life, leading up to her arrest in 1979, penned as dramatic events unfolded against the backdrop of the Turkish revolutionary left. She writes about the excitement of entering the movement as a young woman, discovering she would have to challenge traditional gender roles as she rose amongst its ranks. She was one of the first to demand the recruitment and education of female revolutionaries, and demanded total gender equality within the PKK, which is now one of its central tenets. Today, 'Sara' is an inspiration to women fighting for liberation across the world. This is her story in her own words, and is in turns shocking, violent and path-breaking.Translated by Janet Biehl.
LC Classification NumberDR605.C37A313 2018
