Hamas rules Gaza and the lives of the two million Palestinians who
live there. Demonized in media and policy debates, various
accusations and critical assumptions have been used to justify
extreme military action against Hamas. The reality of Hamas is, of
course, far more complex. Neither a democratic political party nor
a terrorist group, Hamas is a multifaceted liberation organization,
one rooted in the nationalist claims of the Palestinian people.
Hamas Contained offers the first history of the group on its own
terms. Drawing on interviews with organization leaders, as well as
publications from the group, Tareq Baconi maps Hamas's thirty-year
transition from fringe military resistance towards governance. He
breaks new ground in questioning the conventional understanding of
Hamas and shows how the movement's ideology ultimately threatens
the Palestinian struggle and, inadvertently, its own legitimacy.
Hamas's reliance on armed struggle as a means of liberation has
failed in the face of a relentless occupation designed to fragment
the Palestinian people. As Baconi argues, under Israel's approach
of managing rather than resolving the conflict, Hamas's demand for
Palestinian sovereignty has effectively been neutralized by its
containment in Gaza. This dynamic has perpetuated a deadlock
characterized by its brutality-and one that has made permissible
the collective punishment of millions of Palestinian civilians.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures |
| Release date: |
May 2018 |
| First published: |
2018 |
| Authors: |
Tareq Baconi
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 165 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-9741-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
International relations >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8047-9741-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780804797412 |
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