| Description |
xx, 476 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : The Battle for Jerusalem -- Between Welfare and Resistance -- Snapshots from Hamas's World -- Consolidation -- From the "Underground" Sheikh to Human Bombs -- The March Watershed -- Abul Abed's Double-Breasted Suit -- Hamas Versus Fatah -- From Resistance to Government -- Ten Years Later |
| Summary |
"When the radical Islamist group Hamas was elected to lead Palestine in 2006, the Western world was shocked. How had the majority of Palestinians come to support an extremist organization and how would the group's new political power affect the larger Israel/Palestine conflict? Italian journalist and historian Paola Caridi offers a clear-eyed account of how the conditions in this war-torn region led to the rise of Hamas and an unbiased look at the complex feelings that Palestinians have toward getting behind a government that supports violent resistance. By breaking from the sensationalist journalism surrounding the elections, Caridi is able to tell the story of a movement caught between the desire to resist its oppressor and the need to provide support for a refugee people. Caridi, informed by years of on-the-ground research and interviews with residents of Gaza and leaders of Hamas, covers the history of Gaza from its golden age as a port city to the formal birth and slow militarization of Hamas. This English-language translation brings the reader to present-day Palestine by offering a never-before-seen chapter on Operation Cast Lead, the shocking WikiLeaks disclosures, and the Cairo Revolution. Hamas paints a picture, with intelligence, dexterity, and heart, of a people trapped in the most historic of political battles and reveals the strange complexities behind the controversy by explaining one of the key players in the search for peace and justice that runs through the central crisis of the Middle East today"--. Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Originally published in Italy in 2009 by Feltrinelli under the title Hamas: che cos'ê e cosa vuole il movimento radicale palestinese"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah
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Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah -- History
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Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government
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Islam and politics -- Gaza Strip
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Islam and politics -- West Bank
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Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1973-1993
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Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993-
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Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949-
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Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Gaza Strip -- Politics and government
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Author |
Teti, Andrea, translator
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| ISBN |
9781644211892 paperback |
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1644211890 paperback |
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