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Shaul Mishal - The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence - 9780231140072 - V9780231140072
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The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence

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Description for The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence Paperback. Shows how Hamas is essentially a social and political movement that provides community services and responds to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. This book lifts the veil on Hamas' strategic decision-making methods during the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTV; JFSR2; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398. Vision, Violence, and Coexistence. With a New Introduction. 272 pages, Illustrations. Shows how Hamas is essentially a social and political movement that provides community services and responds to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. This book lifts the veil on Hamas' strategic decision-making methods during the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTV; JFSR2; JPA; JPWQ. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 14. Weight: 392.
In The Palestinian Hamas, Shaul Mishal and Avraham Sela show that, contrary to its violent image, Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) is essentially a social and political organization, providing extensive community services and responding to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. The authors lift the veil on Hamas's strategic decision-making methods at each of the crucial crossroads it has confronted: the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO, the Oslo accords and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, and the choice between absolute jihad against Israel and controlled violence. Now with a new introduction, this book does much ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
398g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231140072
SKU
V9780231140072
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Shaul Mishal
Shaul Mishal is professor in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University and director of the Institute for Israeli Arab Studies. Avraham Sela is professor of Middle Eastern studies in the Department of International Relations and research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, both at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Reviews for The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence
Clearly the best book on the subject.
David Remnick, editor in chief of the New Yorker Two Israeli scholars weigh in with a provocative argument that runs counter to much of the false received wisdom on the subject... A convincing intervention in the public debate regarding Hamas
a debate that is mainly dominated by the group's demonization.
Rashid Khalidi, ... Read more

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