Hamas
A Beginner's Guide
$28.80
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
12 June 2025
Summary
‘A timely introduction’ – Guardian
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas 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 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 milit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745350875 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0745350879 |
| Author: | Khaled Hroub |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘A timely introduction’
– Guardian‘A serious and successful book’
– Illan Pappé‘A very useful summary of the Hamas movement’s origins, evolution, and key positions. The book’s question-and-answer format yields clear and concise positions, and Hroub deftly expands on these as he explains the nature of Hamas’ discourse on resistance and its views of Israel’
– CHOICE‘Could not be timelier. Drawing on his deep understanding of politics and religion in Palestine, Hroub expertly answers every important question about Hamas’
– James Piscatori, Oxford Centre for Islamic StudiesKhaled Hroub
Khaled Hroub is a Palestinian, born in a refugee camp in Bethlehem. He is currently Professor in Residence of Middle Eastern Studies at Northwestern University in Qatar, and former director of the Arab Media Project at Cambridge University. He is the author of numerous books including Hamas: A Beginners Guide. His articles have been published in Open Democracy, Middle East Journal and The New Arab, among many others.
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