{"product_id":"we-could-have-been-friends-my-father-and-i-a-palestinian-memoir-raja-shehadeh-hardcover","title":"We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir -- Raja Shehadeh, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raja Shehadeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.85w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635423648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaja Shehadeh \u003c\/b\u003eis Palestine's leading writer. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq. Shehadeh is the author of several acclaimed books including \u003ci\u003eStrangers in the House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOccupation Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the prestigious Orwell Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raja Shehadeh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45690189545700,"sku":"9781635423648","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781635423648.jpg?v=1728126501","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/we-could-have-been-friends-my-father-and-i-a-palestinian-memoir-raja-shehadeh-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}