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gvenezia's review
4.0
"Outsider" Big History
Öcalan—the (in)famous leader of the Kurdish revolution—has more experience with praxis than theory, but one wouldn't guess that from this extensive, measured history of world development. Of special note are 1) Öcalan's focus on religious institutions as integral to the development of dominant civilizations and their discontents and 2) his pragmatic post-Marxism that is more concerned with developing intellectual history than in waiting in expectation for history to be fulfilled according to a predetermined metaphysics or teleology. While his political arguments don't hold up to the advanced arguments of contemporary political philosophy, he does bring a unique perspective to political conversations. A wide variety of readers will be able to find something of interest in Öcalan's work. I especially recommend the book to sympathizers of postcolonial and anarchist movements.
Öcalan—the (in)famous leader of the Kurdish revolution—has more experience with praxis than theory, but one wouldn't guess that from this extensive, measured history of world development. Of special note are 1) Öcalan's focus on religious institutions as integral to the development of dominant civilizations and their discontents and 2) his pragmatic post-Marxism that is more concerned with developing intellectual history than in waiting in expectation for history to be fulfilled according to a predetermined metaphysics or teleology. While his political arguments don't hold up to the advanced arguments of contemporary political philosophy, he does bring a unique perspective to political conversations. A wide variety of readers will be able to find something of interest in Öcalan's work. I especially recommend the book to sympathizers of postcolonial and anarchist movements.
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