{"product_id":"a-road-unforeseen-women-fight-the-islamic-state","title":"A Road Unforeseen Women Fight the Islamic State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Tax\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e A Road Unforeseen Women Fight the Islamic State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn war-torn northern Syria, a democratic society--based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality--has won significant victories against the Islamic State, or Daesh, with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and leaders.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Road Unforeseen\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the dramatic, underreported history of the Rojava Kurds, whose all-women militia was instrumental in the perilous mountaintop rescue of tens of thousands of civilians besieged in Iraq. Up to that point, the Islamic State had seemed invincible. Yet these women helped vanquish them, bringing the first half of the refugees to safety within twenty-four hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho are the revolutionary women of Rojava and what lessons can we learn from their heroic story? How does their political philosophy differ from that of Iraqi Kurdistan, the Islamic State, and Turkey? And will the politics of the twenty-first century be shaped by the opposition between these political models?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658108\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 9.25 Inches, Length: 6.25 Inches, Weight: 0.99869404686 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meredith Tax","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53794840838451,"sku":"9781942658108","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/18391673482879.jpg?v=1785905927","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/a-road-unforeseen-women-fight-the-islamic-state","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}