Hamas in politics : democracy, religion, violence / Jeroen Gunning.
Hamas in politics : democracy, religion, violence / Jeroen Gunning.
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New York : Columbia University Press, c2008.
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N324.25695/1
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English
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xiv, 310 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Contents
Acknowledgements -- Glossary of terms -- On studying Hamas -- Origins and evolution -- Hamas' political philosophy -- Authority within Hamas -- Hamas in domestic politics -- Hamas and the peace process -- Democratisation and Hamas -- Concluding thoughts.
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New York : Columbia University Press, c2008.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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"In Hamas in Politics, Jeroen Gunning launches a probing study of the movement's success in the political arena, showing that religion, violence, and democracy are not necessarily incompatible. Many of Hamas's apparent contradictions flow from the relationship between the organization's ideology, local constituency, and the nature of politics in Is...
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Hamas in politics : democracy, religion, violence / Jeroen Gunning.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-305) and index.
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c2008.
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N324.25695/1
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74VMjzax6J4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjzax6J4b
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9780231700443 (alk. paper)
023170044X (alk. paper)
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324.256953082
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991001092499702626
