The Palestinian Hamas
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780231116749
Subjects: Area / regional studies; Islamic studies; Political science & theory; Revolutions & coups; Islam; Political Terrorism; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Middle East; Government - Comparative; Middle East - General; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; History / Middle East; International Relations - General; Islam - General; 1993-; Arab-Israeli conflict; Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Isl; Palestinian Arabs; Politics and government
First sentence: Much of the politics of Hamas can be explained in terms of the tension between the movement's dogmatic ideology and its pragmatic approach to political and institutional survival.