Hamas
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Hamas

A Beginner's Guide

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Hamas

A Beginner's Guide

About this book

‘Clear and concise’ CHOICE

‘A serious and successful book’ Illan Pappé

‘Could not be timelier. Drawing on his deep understanding of politics and religion in Palestine, Hroub expertly answers every important question’ James Piscatori, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) was created in 1987, won the elections of the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, and governed the Gaza Strip since 2007. The attacks on October 7th 2023 and the subsequent war on Gaza have turned the international spotlight on them as well as on Palestine. What then are Hamas’s history, beliefs and political agenda? This is an indispensable introduction to the controversial political, social, religious and military organization.

Looking beyond the caricatures of Hamas’s leaders and cadre, Palestinian writer Khaled Hroub reveals a group largely guided by pragmatic aims. Asking the reader to re-think what they know, he provides the key facts missing from news reports, and an incisive analysis of their relationship with Israel and the West.

This third edition of the popular guide is fully updated, including a new introduction and chapters on Hamas and the Arab Spring, Donald Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’, and the events of October 7th.

Khaled Hroub is a Palestinian, born in a refugee camp in Bethlehem. He is currently Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Northwestern University in Qatar, and former director of the Arab Media Project at Cambridge University. 

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Information

Publisher
Pluto Press
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9780745350875
eBook ISBN
9780745350882
Edition
3
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface to the Third Edition
  6. Introduction to the First Edition
  7. Introduction to the Second Edition
  8. Introduction to the Third Edition
  9. 1. Hamas’s History
  10. 2. Hamas’s Ideology, Strategy and Objectives
  11. 3. Hamas, Israel and Judaism
  12. 4. Hamas’s Resistance and Military Strategy
  13. 5. Hamas’s Political and Social Strategy
  14. 6. Hamas and the Palestinians
  15. 7. Hamas and ‘International Islamism’
  16. 8. Hamas and the West
  17. 9. Hamas’s Leadership and Structure
  18. 10. A 2006 ‘New Hamas’
  19. 11. Hamas in Power
  20. 12. Hamas and the Arab (Spring) Revolutions (2010–2011)
  21. 13. Hamas and the Wars on Gaza (before 2023)
  22. 14. Hamas and Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’
  23. 15. October 7 and Hamas: Causes and Motives
  24. 16. What Comes Next for Hamas?
  25. Postscript
  26. Recommended Reading
  27. Index