Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood

by Lilie Chouliaraki

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Why is being a victim such a potent identity today? Who claims to be a victim, and why? How have such claims changed in the past century? Who benefits and who loses from the struggles over victimhood in public culture?

In this timely and incisive book, Lilie Chouliaraki shows how claiming victimhood is about claiming power: who deserves to be protected as a victim and who should be punished as a perpetrator. She argues that even though victimhood...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231193297

ISBN13:9780231193290

Release Date:May 2024

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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