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Road to October 7 : a brief history of Palestinian Islamism / Erik Skare.
Van Pelt Library DS119.7 .S583 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skare, Erik, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics--Palestine.
- Islam and politics.
- Palestinian Arabs--Politics and government--20th century.
- Palestinian Arabs.
- Palestinian Arabs--Politics and government--21st century.
- Palestinian Arabs--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Instructional and educational works.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Verso, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Offers a nuanced understanding of how and why Palestinian Islamism has evolved the way it has"-- Provided by publisher.
- "Erik Skare argues that Palestinian Islamism is far more complex and dynamic than generally assumed. The phenomenon has continuously developed through disputes between moderates and hardliners. These struggles have largely been settled by external drivers: intra-Palestinian competition, Israeli violence and repression, or shifts in the regional power balance." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The solution is Islam
- Reviving the caliphate
- Rise of the vanguard
- Peace, blood, and twisted metal
- Guns and governance
- Prelude
- Road to October 7.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Skare, Erik. Road to October 7
- ISBN:
- 9781804297889
- 1804297887
- OCLC:
- 1430500080
- Publisher Number:
- 90102357825
- CIPO000219561
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