HAMAS: The Quest for Power

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Beverley Milton-Edwards (Queens University Belfast) Stephen Farrell (The New York Times)

HAMAS

The Quest for Power

Beverley Milton-Edwards (Queens University Belfast), Stephen Farrell (The New York Times)

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Polity Press
21 June 2024

History; Middle Eastern history; Politics & government

Declared a terrorist menace yet voted into government in a free election, Hamas then used its Gaza power base to launch cross-border attacks that scorched Israel and transformed the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. How did a small Palestinian offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood grow to challenge long-established rivals such as the PLO? Who supports Hamas and what is its agenda? How powerful has it become and how strong will it remain?

With decades of combined experience researching and reporting from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Jerusalem, and around the Middle East, Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell gained unrivalled access to Hamas. Drawing on years of frontline reporting and interviews with members of the group’s founding generation and their successors who now lead it, they trace Hamas’ path to the shocking attacks of 07 October 2023 and their devastating aftermath. Its critics believe Hamas must be ousted to reach a solution to the Middle East conflict. Hamas’s supporters believe it is the solution. Nobody now believes it can be ignored.

Based on their landmark 2010 study which has been thoroughly revised and updated, this book brings the story of Hamas up to the present and will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East today.

By: Beverley Milton-Edwards (Queens University Belfast), Stephen Farrell (The New York Times)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781509564934
ISBN 10: 1509564934
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 21 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Beverley Milton-Edwards is a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Centre for Global Affairs. Stephen Farrell is a journalist with Reuters news agency. He was previously Jerusalem bureau chief for Reuters and The Times of London, and a foreign correspondent and video journalist for The New York Times.

Reviews for HAMAS: The Quest for Power

“If there is one book to read on Hamas, this is it.” Jason Burke, The Guardian “A riveting, first-hand, insightful and, at times, provocative analysis of the history of Hamas and Israeli politics and policies. It is an outstanding book that should – must – be read.” John Esposito, Georgetown University “compelling… the authors sensitively tiptoe through contrasting and highly charged narratives, balancing allegations and facts.” The Observer “a thorough examination of Hamas … offers an invaluable insight into the perspective of the movement” Irish Times