TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Richard
TI  - Hamas, popular support and war in the Middle East: insurgency in the Holy Land 
T2  - Contemporary terrorism studies
SN  - 9781138927803 (hardback)
AV  - HV6433 H37 2016
U1  - 956.9405/4 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah
KW  - History
KW  - Arab-Israeli conflict
KW  - 1993-
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Gaza Strip
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - 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
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