03579cam a22003854a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007801600180009502000310011302000280014403500240017204000830019605000240027908200120030310000170031524500880033226000590042030000350047949000410051452017040055552004360225950400660269561000700276161000670283165000270289865000400292561000320296565000410299765000360303865000300307465000470310483000420315111217120230410120754.0101130s2011    njub     b    001 0 eng    a16557584  a  20100484657 a0157670462Uk  a9780691124483 (alk. paper)  a0691124485 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn149317730  aDLCbengcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdBAKERdYDXCPdBWXdOCLCQdIULdCDXdUKMGBdMIXdDLC14aHV 6433bR888h 201100a303.6251 aRoy, Sara M.10aHamas and civil society in Gaza :bengaging the Islamist social sector /cSara Roy.  aPrinceton, N.J. :bPrinceton University Press,cc2011.  axvii, 319 p. :bmaps ;c24 cm.1 aPrinceton studies in Muslim politics  a"Many in the United States and Israel believe that Hamas is nothing but a terrorist organization, and that its social sector serves merely to recruit new supporters for its violent agenda. Based on Sara Roy's extensive fieldwork in the Gaza Strip and West Bank during the critical period of the Oslo peace process, Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza shows how the social service activities sponsored by the Islamist group emphasized not political violence but rather community development and civic restoration. Roy demonstrates how Islamic social institutions in Gaza and the West Bank advocated a moderate approach to change that valued order and stability, not disorder and instability; were less dogmatically Islamic than is often assumed; and served people who had a range of political outlooks and no history of acting collectively in support of radical Islam. These institutions attempted to create civic communities, not religious congregations. They reflected a deep commitment to stimulate a social, cultural, and moral renewal of the Muslim community, one couched not only--or even primarily--in religious terms. Vividly illustrating Hamas's unrecognized potential for moderation, accommodation, and change, Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza also traces critical developments in Hamas's social and political sectors through the Second Intifada to today, and offers an assessment of the current, more adverse situation in the occupied territories. The Oslo period held great promise that has since been squandered. This book argues for more enlightened policies by the United States and Israel, ones that reflect Hamas's proven record of nonviolent community building"--cProvided by publisher.  a"Unlike other books on Hamas this study examines Hamas's social service sector with a focus on the Oslo period. It analyzes the nature of Islamist social sector activities, the successes and failures of Islamist social activism and mobilization and argues that the ethos of civic engagement that defined Hamas's social sector acted as a viable and powerful alternative to militancy and political violence"--cProvided by publisher.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-307) and index.20aHarakat al-Muqawamah al-IslamiyahxPolitical aspectszGaza Strip.20aHarakat al-Muqawamah al-IslamiyahxSocial aspectszGaza Strip. 0aArab-Israeli conflict. 0aIslamic fundamentalismzGaza Strip.20aJami'ah al-Islamiyah (Gaza) 4aHamás (Grupo terrorista)xHistoria 4aIslamismoxAspectos políticos 4aTerrorismo internacional. 4aTerrorismoxAspectos religiososxIslamismo 0aPrinceton studies in Muslim politics.