Bibliograph

A road unforeseen, women fight the Islamic State, Meredith Tax ; photographs by Joey L

Type

Label

A road unforeseen, women fight the Islamic State, Meredith Tax ; photographs by Joey L

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-319) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A road unforeseen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923554666

Responsibility statement

Meredith Tax ; photographs by Joey L

Sub title

women fight the Islamic State

Summary

Recounts the history of the Syrian Rojava Kurds, a democratic secular society whose all-women militia was instrumental in the mountaintop rescue of tens of thousands of civilians besieged by the Islamic State in Iraq,

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A road unforeseen -- The Kurds -- Separated at birth -- Insurrection and genocide -- The people take up the struggle -- Kurdish women rising -- Democratic autonomy in Turkey and Syria -- The battle of Kobane and its backlash -- The birth of Daesh -- Daesh vs. Kobane -- War and peace in Turkey -- Coda: Some questions remain

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