Hamas:A Beginner's Guide

`This short, timely introduction provides a history of the movement, a rundown of key policies and sketches of key figures.' Guardian

`This book could not be timelier. Drawing on his deep understanding of politics and religion in Palestine, Hroub expertly answers every important question about Hamas.' James Piscatori, Chair of the School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham

This beginner's guide to Hamas has been fully revised and updated. It now covers all the major events since the January 2006 elections, including the conflict with Fatah and Israel's brutal offensive in Gaza at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009.

Explaining the reasons for Hamas's popularity, leading expert and Cambridge academic Khaled Hroub provides the key facts that are so often missing from conventional news reports. This is a one-stop guide that gives a clear overview of Hamas's history, its beliefs and its political agenda.

This unique book provides a refreshing perspective that gets to the heart of Hamas.

Khaled Hroub is a Palestinian, born in a refugee camp in Bethlehem. He is currently director of the Arab Media Project at Cambridge University and is the author of three previous books on Hamas.