Hamas : the Islamic Resistance Movement /

Declared a terrorist menace yet elected to government in a free election, Hamas now stands as the most important Sunni Islamist group in the Middle East. How did Hamas grow to be so powerful? Who supports it? What is its future? This essential insight into Hamas answers these questions. --from publi...

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Main Author:	Milton-Edwards, Beverley
Other Authors:	Farrell, Stephen
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Polity Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah. Islam and politics > Palestine. Palestinian Arabs > Politics and government. Arab-Israeli conflict. Islam and politics > Middle East.

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Summary:	Declared a terrorist menace yet elected to government in a free election, Hamas now stands as the most important Sunni Islamist group in the Middle East. How did Hamas grow to be so powerful? Who supports it? What is its future? This essential insight into Hamas answers these questions. --from publisher description
Physical Description:	xiii, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780745642956 (hbk.) 0745642950 (hbk.) 0745642969 (pbk.) 9780745642963 (pbk.)