Hamas and civil society in Gaza : (Record no. 25361)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 101130s2011 njub b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780691124483 (alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0691124485 (alk. paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 324.25695/308209531 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Roy, Sara M. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Hamas and civil society in Gaza : |
| Remainder of title | engaging the Islamist social sector / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Sara Roy. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Princeton, N.J. : |
| Name of publisher | Princeton University Press, |
| Year of publication | c2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii, 319 p. : |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Princeton studies in Muslim politics |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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"-- |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Arab-Israeli conflict. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Islamic fundamentalism |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| -- | Provided by publisher. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| -- | Provided by publisher. |
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| -- | acquire |
| -- | 2 shelf copies |
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| 955 ## - COPY-LEVEL INFORMATION (RLIN) | |
| -- | re13 2010-12-02 to Dewey |
| -- | rd05 2010-12-03 |
| -- | xj11 2011-10-24 Z-CipVer |
| -- | xj11 2011-10-24 to BCCD |
| -- | rf18 2013-01-30 copy 2 added |
| Lost status | Damaged status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Central Library | Central Library | General Section | 28/12/2013 | Researchco | 1646.70 | 324.25695308209531 ROY | 027571 | Books |
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