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If you're looking for a book that will fundamentally change your understanding of the modern world, this is it. I loved The Divide because it provides the "why" behind the staggering inequality we see in the world today. It replaces vague notions of misfortune with a concrete, historically-grounded analysis of power. It’s a challenging, necessary, and ultimately empowering book that will leave you with a deeper understanding of how our world truly works.
More than four billion people-some 60 percent of humanity-live in debilitating poverty, on less than $5 per day. The standard narrative tells us this crisis is a natural phenomenon, having to do with things like climate and geography and culture. It tells us that all we have to do is give a bit of aid here and there to help poor countries up the development ladder. It insists that if poor countries would only adopt the right institutions and economic policies, they could overcome their disadvantages and join the ranks of the rich world.
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
A scorching critique of the international community, liberal Zionists, and the "peace industry," which it argues perpetuates conflict by prioritizing dialogue over justice. El-Kurd spares no one in his assessment of the systems enabling the ongoing Nakba. A masterful blend of personal and political, this book is a powerful rejection of respectability politics and a refreshing take that cuts through the noise.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Mohammed El-Kurd has written a new Discourse on Colonialism for the twenty-first century.” ―Robin D. G. Kelley Perfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal―an ode to the steadfastness of a nation. Palestine 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. Why must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless…
