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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to the Second Edition | |
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| Hamas's history | |
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| Islamism and the Palestinian struggle | |
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| The Muslim Brotherhood roots of Hamas | |
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| The formation of Hamas | |
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| Hamas's ideology, strategy and objectives | |
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| The definition of Hamas, its ideological drive and worldview | |
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| What is the Hamas Charter, and is it relevant? | |
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| Hamas: a national liberation movement or a religious movement? | |
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| Hamas, Israel and Judaism | |
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| Hamas's view of the Jews | |
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| Hamas's view of Israel | |
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| Hamas's resistance and military strategy | |
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| Forcing unconditional Israeli withdrawal | |
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| Suicide attacks | |
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| Hamas's political and social strategy | |
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| Hamas's position on the various peace plans with Israel | |
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| Elections, democracy and mobilization | |
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| Hamas's economic outlook | |
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| Grassroots social work | |
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| Hamas and the Palestinians | |
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| Hamas's popularity | |
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| Hamas and secular Palestinian movements | |
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| Hamas and 'International Islamism' | |
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| Hamas and Muslim countries | |
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| Hamas and Muslim communities in the West | |
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| Hamas and Islamist movements | |
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| Hamas and the West | |
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| Hamas and the West | |
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| Hamas and the United States | |
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| Hamas and Europe | |
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| Hamas's leadership and structure | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Where does Hamas get its money? | |
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| A new Hamas? | |
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| Hamas and the 2006 elections | |
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| The significance of Hamas's victory in the Legislative Council elections of 2006 | |
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| Hamas in power | |
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| The mixed fortunes of Hamas in power | |
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| The mixed fortunes of Hamas in power sharing and control | |
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| The future of Hamas | |
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| Will Hamas maintain a moderate or radical line of thinking and action? | |
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| Will Hamas be stronger or weaker in the foreseeable future? | |
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| What will be the impact of Hamas on Middle Eastern politics and stability? | |
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| What is Hamas's future after its full control over the Gaza Strip and the separation from the West Bank? | |
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| Hamas and the Gaza war | |
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| Has Hamas been weakened by the war militarily and politically? | |
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| Has the Gaza war strengthened or weakened Hamas's regional standing and allies? | |
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| Recommended reading | |
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| Index | |