Hamas: A Beginner's Guide

<p>Everything you need to know about Hamas in a handy question-and-answer format.</p>

History

Hroub, Khaled

Middle East

Pluto Press

The United States views Hamas as a terrorist organization. Yet, to the great surprise of many, Hamas swept to victory in the 2006 Palestinian Authority elections. Hames is now a democratically elected political party. This is the first beginner's guide to this controversial political organization. Explaining the reasons for Hamas's success, this book provides the key facts that are so often missing from conventional news reports. It's a one-stop guide that gives a clear overview of Hamas's history, key beliefs, and its political agenda.Written by a leading Al-Jazeera journalist and Cambridge academic, this unique book provides a refreshing perspective that gets to the heart of the reasons behind Hamas's victory. It provides a critical overview of Hamas's attitudes toward Israel, including religious beliefs and suicide bombings, its attitude toward the P.L.O., and its program of grassroots social work within Palestine.The reality of Hamas's victory means that the West will now have to engage with it more seriously if there is to be peace in the Middle East. This book provides the first essential step toward a better understanding of the challenges and surprises that the future may hold.

This beginner's guide to Hamas has been fully revised and updated. It now covers all the major events since the January 2006 elections, including the conflict with Fatah and Israel's brutal offensive in Gaza at the end of 2008.Explaining the reasons for Hamas's popularity, leading Al-Jazeera journalist and Cambridge academic Khaled Hroub provides the key facts that are so often missing from conventional news reports. It's a one-stop guide that gives a clear overview of Hamas's history, key beliefs, and its political agenda.This unique book provides a refreshing perspective that gets to the heart of Hamas.

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Hamas: Political Thought and Practice

This book, unique in its thorough documentation and use of primary sources, traces the rise of Hamas and the development of its political ideology with respect to the Palestinian national struggle.

Inst for Palestine Studies

<p>This book, unique in its thorough documentation and use of primary sources, traces the rise of Hamas and the development of its political ideology with respect to the Palestinian national struggle.</p>

Hamas: Die islamische Bewegung in Palästina

Palmyra Verlag

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Books by Hroub, Khaled

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Hamas: A Beginner's Guide

Hamas: A Beginner's Guide

Hamas: A Beginner's Guide

Hamas: A Beginner's Guide

Hamas: Political Thought and Practice

Hamas: Political Thought and Practice

Hamas: Die islamische Bewegung in Palästina