Milton-Edwards, Beverley. <br/><br/>
Hamas :  the Islamic Resistance Movement / 
by Beverley Milton-Edwards, and Stephen Farrell. 
 - Cambridge :  Polity,  2010. 
 - xiii, 353 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>We deal with Allah directly -- In the pat of al-Qassam -- Sowing -- The first Intifada -- Oslo and 'vain endeavours' -- The second intifada -- The Qassam brigades -- The martyr syndrome -- Harvesting -- Women -- A house divided -- Bullet and ballot -- Hamastan -- Inferno. 
<br/><br/> Declared a terrorist menace yet elected to government in a free election, Hamas now stands as the most important Sunni Islamist group in the Middle East. How did Hamas grow to be so powerful? Who supports it? What is its future? This essential insight into Hamas answers these questions. --from publisher description 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780745642956 (hbk.) 0745642950 (hbk.) 0745642969 (pbk.) 9780745642963 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB002070  bnb GBA9A8723  bnb GBA9A8723  dnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015455331  Uk 015415141  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>òHarakat al-Muqåawamah al-Islåamåiyah.<br/>Hamas.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Geschichte. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam and politics--Palestine.<br/>Palestinian Arabs--Politics and government.<br/>Arab-Israeli conflict.<br/>Islam and politics--Middle East.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ1830.A98  / H3755 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.25694083