PRISON WRITINGS
The Roots of Civilisation
Abdullah Ocalan, translated by Klaus Happel
PLUTO PRESS
ISBN: 9780745326160 Hardback
Price: £25.00 / $40.00 / €37.00 View Cart
Publication Date: January 2007
Pages: 320pp Size: ROYAL (230x150mm)
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Description
Abdullah Ocalan was the most wanted man in Turkey for almost two decades until his kidnapping and arrest in 1999. He has been in prison ever since. He is the founder of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). From 1984, under his leadership, the PKK fought for an independent Kurdish state in the south east of Turkey. In a sustained popular uprising, tens of thousands of PKK guerrillas took on the second largest army in NATO.
Since his imprisonment, Ocalan has written extensively on Kurdish history. This book brings together his writings for the first time. Breathtaking in scope, it provides a broad Marxist perspective on ancient Middle Eastern history, incorporating the rise of the major religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism), and defining the Kurdish position within this, from the ancient Sumerian civilization through the feudal age, the birth of capitalism and beyond.
Promoted by International Initiative "Freedom for Ocalan - Peace in Kurdistan"