Hamas, popular support and war in the Middle East :
Davis, Richard (Political scientist),
Hamas, popular support and war in the Middle East : insurgency in the Holy Land / Richard Davis. - xx, 250 pages ; 25 cm. - Contemporary terrorism studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781138927803 (hardback) 9781315682242 (ebook)
2015035191
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah--History.
Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-
Terrorism--Middle East.
Gaza Strip--Politics and government.
HV6433 / H37 2016
956.9405/4
Hamas, popular support and war in the Middle East : insurgency in the Holy Land / Richard Davis. - xx, 250 pages ; 25 cm. - Contemporary terrorism studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781138927803 (hardback) 9781315682242 (ebook)
2015035191
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah--History.
Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-
Terrorism--Middle East.
Gaza Strip--Politics and government.
HV6433 / H37 2016
956.9405/4