{"product_id":"perfect-victims-9798888903155","title":"Perfect Victims : And the Politics of Appeal","description":"\u003cp\u003ePALESTINE BOOK AWARD WINNER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUSA TODAY BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mohammed El-Kurd has written a new Discourse on Colonialism for the twenty-first century.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Robin D. G. Kelley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal―an ode to the steadfastness of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire, stubborn, fragmented, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence, fundamental truths are deliberately obscured—the perpetrators are coddled while the victims are blamed and placed on trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless prose and lyrical precision, Mohammed El-Kurd refuses a life spent in cross-examination. Rather than asking the oppressed to perform a perfect victimhood, El-Kurd asks friends and foes alike to look Palestinians in the eye, forgoing both deference and condemnation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow we see Palestine reveals how we see each other; how we see everything else. Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mohammed El-Kurd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePalestine, Colonialism \u0026amp; imperialism, Politics \u0026amp; government, Political science \u0026amp; theory, Human rights, Civil rights \u0026amp; citizenship\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 Feb 2025 by Haymarket Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mohammed El-Kurd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322190242170,"sku":"9798888903155","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9798888903155.jpg?v=1790685928","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/perfect-victims-9798888903155","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}