Prison writings : the roots of civilisation / Abdullah Ocalan ; translated by Klaus Happel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Öcalan, Abdullah.

Contributor:

Happel, Klaus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Öcalan, Abdullah--Political and social views.

Öcalan, Abdullah.

Political and social views.

Middle East--Civilization.

Middle East.

Civilization.

Middle East--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 320 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2007.

Contents:

Translator's introduction

Section 1 Slave-Owning Society and the Development of Civilisation

Introduction

The birth of civilisation on the banks of Tigris and Euphrates

The historical role of Sumerian civilisation

Permanent effects of Sumerian civilisation

Some methodological problems concerning historical development and expansion

The expansion and maturity of slavery

Tribal confederations, local and territorial states

Resistance to slaveholder civilisation and its reform

Medes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0745326161

9780745326160

OCLC:

106019282