Your freedom and mine : Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish question in Erdogan's Turkey / edited by Thomas Jeffrey Miley and Federico Venturini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miley, Thomas Jeffrey, editor.

Venturini, Federico, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Öcalan, Abdullah.

Kurds--Turkey--Politics and government--21st century.

Kurds.

Politics and government.

Turkey--Politics and government--21st century.

Turkey.

Kurds--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxi, 409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal, Canada : Black Rose Books, [2018]

Summary:

"Your Freedom and Mine tells the story of the Imrali Delegations' attempts to meet with Abdullah Öcalan and provides context for an understanding of the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish people. The book opens with a historical view of the Kurdish Question, leading up to the optimistic opening-and eventual bitter failure-of the peace process in Turkey. It includes official documents and reports from the Imrali Delegations in Istanbul and Diyarbakir/Amed, which involved in-depth interviews with Kurdish and Turkish politicians, media, and civil society regarding the degenerating political and human rights situation. The final section is a collection of testimonials from delegation participants. Your Freedom and Mine offers crucial insight into the dramatic history and current reality of the Kurdish struggle for recognition and peace in Turkey."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Historical Context of the Conflict

The Turkish-Kurdish Conflict in Historical Context p. 3 / Thomas Jeffrey Miley and Cihad Hammy and Guney Yildiz

Living Freedom: The Evolution of the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict and Efforts to Resolve It p. 122 / Adem Uzun

Part 2 Campaigns of International Solidarity

A Life of Four Decades of Resistance p. 167 / Havin Guneser and Abdullah Öcalan

My Encounter with the Kurdish Movement p. 176 / Kariane Westrheim

The EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) and the Peace in Kurdistan UK Campaign p. 182 / Michael Gunter and Kariane Westrheim

The Freedom for Öcalan Campaign and the British Trade Union Movement. Interview with p. 190 / Simon Dubbins

Part 3 The EUTCC Imrali International Peace Delegations

The Plight of the Kurds in Turkey and the Fate of the Middle East p. 199 / Thomas Jeffrey Miley after the First Imrali Delegation

Joint Statement of the First International Imrali Peace Delegation (Istanbul, Turkey; February 2016) p. 204

Turkey and the Kurds: A Chance for Peace? p. 213 / Jonathan Steele Reports from the Third Imrali Delegation

State Terror, Human Rights Violations, and Authoritarianism in Turkey: Report of the Third Imrali International Peace Delegation (Istanbul and Diyarbakir, Turkey; February 13-19, 2017) p. 221

The Council of Europe and the Death of the Peace Process: Report from the Imrali Delegation to Strasbourg p. 253 / Thomas Jeffrey Miley

Part 4 Reflections of the EUTCC Imrali Peace Delegates

Fighting the Lion Inside the Cage p. 265 / Janet Biehl

My Tryst with the Kurdish Freedom Struggle p. 270 / Radha D'Souza

A Basque Politician in Kurdistan p. 274 / Miren Gorrotxategi

Still a Long Way to Peace: Changing Minds about the Kurdish Issue p. 277 / Andrej Hunko

An Exercise in Understanding p. 280 / Ögmundur Jónasson

"Please Tell My Story" p. 285 / Joe Ryan

Repressing Comedians, Journalists, and Politicians p. 288 / Ulla Sandbæk

An Activist-Researcher as a Peace Delegate p. 291 / Federico Venturini

The Experience of an Ignorant European Politician p. 296 / Julie Ward

Ten Powerful Moments of an Outraging Experience p. 302 / Francis Wurtz

Part 5 Analysing Democratic Confederalism

A Seeker of Truth p. 309 / Abdullah Öcalan

Capitalism and the Kurdish Freedom Movement p. 317 / Reimar Heider

Democratic Confederalism, Democratic Autonomy p. 324 / Havin Guneser

Review of Abdullah Öcalan's Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization p. 331 / Donald H. Matthews and Thomas Jeffrey Miley

Struggling Hand in Hand with the Kurdish Youth Movement: Dispatches from the Long March for the Freedom of Öcalan p. 347 / Mohammed Elnaiem

The Perils and Promises of Self-Determination: From Kurdistan to Catalonia p. 360 / Thomas Jeffrey Miley

Part 6 Geopolitics, Dilemmas, and the Scramble for the Middle East

Regional and Global Power Politics in the Syrian Conflict p. 371 / Jonathan Steele

The War on Terror and Europe's Refugee Crisis p. 375 / Thomas Jeffrey Miley

Dancing with the Devil p. 379 / Darnell Stephen Summers

Delisting the PKK and the Resulting Benefits p. 384 / Michael Gunter

Consolidating Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights after Raqqa: Prospects for the Region and the Kurds. Panel Discussion p. 387.

Notes:

"Black Rose Books No. SS391" -- Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Your freedom and mine.:

ISBN:

9781551646701

1551646706

9781551646688

1551646684

OCLC:

1035247599