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The book is completed by interviews with members of the Rojava leadership, such as Foza Yusif,  Îlham Ehmed, Salih Muslim, and activists of the DAANES.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eRojava in Focus\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRojava in Focus: Critical Dialogues\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential work for anyone concerned about the future and how we might actualize emancipation. The pathbreaking exploration of the brave Kurdish political experiment in northern Syria provides the basis for this collection. The authors don’t just clarify the incredible wager of this project, but they also show what emancipatory politics might look like after the disaster of the last century. It’s a work of incredible vision and penetrating insight.” —\u003cstrong\u003eTodd McGowan, University of Vermont, author of \u003cem\u003eEmancipation After Hegel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“If ‘being is becoming,’ then this book is about what to become and how. 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An absolute \u003cem\u003emust read\u003c\/em\u003e.” —\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Nail, University of Denver, author of \u003cem\u003eReturning to Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCihad Hammy\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Kobani\/Rojava. He studies British and American Studies at the University of Hamburg. Hammy has written various articles on the Kurdish Freedom Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Jeffrey Miley\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on struggles for self-determination in the twenty-first century. 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