Sara : my whole life was a struggle / Sakine Cansız ; translated from German by Janet Biehl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cansız, Sakine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cansız, Sakine.

Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê.

Women, Kurdish--Turkey--Biography.

Women, Kurdish.

Turkey.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : PLUTO Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Author's Preface. The Turkish Political Context

Janet Biehl. 1. Born in Winter. 2. Return to Dersim. 3. Escape. 4. The Prison in Buca. 5. The Struggle Continues. 6. The Enemy Attacks.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781786802903

1786802902

OCLC:

1029205111