Hamas, popular support and war in the Middle East : insurgency in the Holly Land /
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| Author / Creator: | Davis, Richard (Political scientist), author. |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. |
| Description: | 1 online resource () : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary terrorism studies Contemporary terrorism studies. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11055112 |
Table of Contents:
- Hamas and the Palestinians as a case study
- The science of armed groups, ethno-nationalism, insurgencies and terrorism
- The origins and structure of Hamas
- Armed resistance, weapons, domestic & foreign relations
- Foundation era: the first intifada, capturing Palestinian sentiment and the hunt for weapons
- Oslo era: the engineer, Israeli "finger-tip" policy, the rise of Netanyahu & Mishal, support for violence and the destruction of Oslo
- 2nd intifada era: intifada, Israeli targeted killing, shifting interests of Hamas and the confluence of events that temporarily suspend Hamas's use of violence
- Election era: the strange road to election victory, failed reconciliation and pathway to civil war
- Governance era part one: "no to dinner, how about lunch?", Gaza, tax, tunnels and Gaza war i
- Governance era part two: building Hamastan, Egyptian and Syrian revolutions, pathway to Gaza War II
- Pathway pathway to reconciliation deux, kidnappings, Gaza War III, turning the keys over to Fatah and the implications of ISIL
- Determinants of Hamas violence and implications for other power-seeking insurgent groups.