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Levitt, Matthew, 1970-

Hamas : politics, charity, and terrorism in the service of jihad / Matthew Levitt ; foreword by Dennis Ross. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006. - xi, 324 p. ; 25 cm.

"Published in cooperation with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-314) and index.

Origins of the Hamas dawa -- Terror and the Hamas political leadership -- Economic jihad : how Hamas finances terror -- The logistics of terror : tactical uses of the dawa -- Teaching terror : how the dawa radicalizes Palestinian society -- Foreign funding of Hamas -- State support for Hamas -- Will Hamas target the West? -- Displacing the Hamas dawa.

ISBN: 0300110537 (alk. paper) 9780300110531 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006004381

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA646121 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013464294 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Ḥarakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dawah (Islam)
Suicide bombings--Israel.
Terrorism--Palestine
Hamás (Grupo terrorista)--Historia.
Terrorismo--Aspectos religiosos--Islamismo.
Islamismo--Historia.
Islamismo--Política y gobierno.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Palestina--Política y gobierno--Siglos XX-XXI

Subjects--Facted Index Terms:
Terrorismo internacional.

LC Class. No.: 439 DS 119.76 / L666h 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 956.953