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Author Brenner, Björn.

Title Gaza under Hamas. From Islamic democracy to Islamist governance / bjorn Brenner.

Publication Info. London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Library of modern Middle East studies.
Summary The landslide victory of Hamas to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 saw the ascent of a new actor on the parliamentary scene. The elections also constituted the first time Islamists had ascended to power in the Arab world by democratic means. But did Hamas proceed to govern in the same democratic manner it had displayed during these elections? Gaza Under Hamas scrutinizes the workings of the Hamas government, tracing how its governance in the domestic arena unfolded. Particular focus is placed on the ways in which the new government reacted to three key challenges to its power: the competitive political system and main opposition party; violent radicalisation and local splinter groups; the need to re-establish societal order and reform the judicial system. The analysis as it unfolds tells the story of an inexperienced but self-confident Hamas in government, that perceived itself to be working under the constant threat of a possible coup d'etat. In addition to the author's first-hand observations, analysis is based on interviews with a wide range of Palestinian political personalities in the Hamas government, as well as interviews with military commanders, internal security personnel and members of the Qassam Brigades.
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Subject Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah.
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah.
Palestine -- Politics and government -- 1948-
Chronological Term Since 1948
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Brenner, Bjorn. Gaza under Hamas. From Islamic democracy to Islamist governance. London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. 2016 9781784537777 (OCoLC)966866276
ISBN 9781786721426 (electronic book)
1786721422 (electronic book)
9781784537777
1784537772