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jv42's review
challenging
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Fascinating as far as manifestos go, very light on detail.
agnestyley's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
i do really like social ecology however this just didn't really explain it in a compelling way, plus not that much info on rojava and what was there wasn't like persuasive or captivating it was just info about their waste water treatment (but not really in how this is done in a social ecology way)
edmondduong's review
4.0
Make Rojava Green Again is a short booklet aimed to give a brief overview of the historical background and context of the struggles and the building of an ecological society in Rojava. It does this relatively well, with easily understood language, illustrations and pictures. Of course, this is a somewhat propagandised account of Rojava, which is to be expected, but one can see their beliefs and actions aligned. I think that this booklet is powerful as a primer to the ideas of Öcalan in action, and the logic of their actions in the contexts are well explained.
However, I do think that there are some criticisms that can be levelled at this booklet. The romanticisation of pre-industrial, indigenous ways at the start of the book is at times overdone, and the scientific justifications for things like climate change are slightly inaccurate. I can only assume that the agricultural and ecological parts are more accurate. The section that discusses the actual efforts are unfortunately too short.
Overall, this is still a good booklet that elucidates well the motivations and function of a democratic self-governance, and a somewhat biased account of its actual implementation. It functions well to introduce people to the ideas of Öcalan and Bookchin, and hopefully inspires people to dream of creative alternatives to the systems we have in place today.
However, I do think that there are some criticisms that can be levelled at this booklet. The romanticisation of pre-industrial, indigenous ways at the start of the book is at times overdone, and the scientific justifications for things like climate change are slightly inaccurate. I can only assume that the agricultural and ecological parts are more accurate. The section that discusses the actual efforts are unfortunately too short.
Overall, this is still a good booklet that elucidates well the motivations and function of a democratic self-governance, and a somewhat biased account of its actual implementation. It functions well to introduce people to the ideas of Öcalan and Bookchin, and hopefully inspires people to dream of creative alternatives to the systems we have in place today.
roxerg's review
3.0
A very quick introduction to the infrastructural challenges facing contemporary Rojavan autonomous administration and potential as well as ongoing measures to fight them ecologically and sustainably.
At least half of the book (pamphlet?) was dedicated to general discussion of destructive philosophy of capitalism, and framing of humanity as outside of nature. The transition from this broad topic to the current state of Rojava felt a bit abrupt. The Rojava-specific part of the book felt very rapid-fire and spent very little time on each of the topics it touched upon. I personally hoped for more introduction to the region and its history rather than that of global capital, but looking back at the title of the book I suppose it makes sense as ecology gets the spotlight.
It works fine as a quick introduction of Rojava's green potential, has some great quotes by Öcalan and Bookchin, and includes a welcome call-to-action with some concrete pathways to contribute.
At least half of the book (pamphlet?) was dedicated to general discussion of destructive philosophy of capitalism, and framing of humanity as outside of nature. The transition from this broad topic to the current state of Rojava felt a bit abrupt. The Rojava-specific part of the book felt very rapid-fire and spent very little time on each of the topics it touched upon. I personally hoped for more introduction to the region and its history rather than that of global capital, but looking back at the title of the book I suppose it makes sense as ecology gets the spotlight.
It works fine as a quick introduction of Rojava's green potential, has some great quotes by Öcalan and Bookchin, and includes a welcome call-to-action with some concrete pathways to contribute.