Muslim Palestine: The Ideology of Hamas [Paperback]

Andrea Nusse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 1998

The ideology of Islamic fundamentalists is of central importance in the modern world, but it is often distorted or misunderstood by the international media. This insightful study provides a detailed analysis of the Palestinian Hamas movement's world-view, and shows how the theoretical framework developed by thinkers such as Hassan al-Banna, Sayyis Qutb and al-Mawdudi is applied to a specific political, social and economic context. Nusse explains the fundamentalist position on recent events, such as the Gulf War, the Madrid peace negotiations and the Hebron massacre, and helps to dissipate myths surrounding modern fundamentalist movements and their overwhelming success as opposition movements in the modern world.

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Review

Lucidly written, this book makes a valuable contribution to college and university collections in Arab-Israeli and Islamic studies.
–S. Ayubi, The State University of New Jersey of Choice

The book fills an important gap in the current literature, and I would call it must reading for anyone seriously concerned with the Palestine-Israel situation.
–William Shepherd of University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9057023342
• ISBN-13: 978-9057023347
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,812,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, a solid book, February 9, 2004

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This review is from: Muslim Palestine: The Ideology of Hamas (Paperback)

To gain a brief understanding of HAMAS' ideology, then look no further. Though this book occasionally reads like an editorial, I really appreciated the fact that the author chose not to tone down the radical language that the movement is so famous for using. Admittedly, the editor dropped the ball on correcting grammatical errors by Ms. Nusse, but if you can look past this then you will find a richly detailed and easy to read book on the backbone of the HAMAS movement. If you wish to learn more than the western media tells you about the pejorative phrase of "suicide bombers" then I recommend picking up this book!