Hamas : the Islamic Resistance Movement / by Beverley Milton-Edwards, and Stephen Farrell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

We deal with Allah directly -- In the pat of al-Qassam -- Sowing -- The first Intifada -- Oslo and 'vain endeavours' -- The second intifada -- The Qassam brigades -- The martyr syndrome -- Harvesting -- Women -- A house divided -- Bullet and ballot -- Hamastan -- Inferno.

Declared a terrorist menace yet elected to government in a free election, Hamas now stands as the most important Sunni Islamist group in the Middle East. How did Hamas grow to be so powerful? Who supports it? What is its future? This essential insight into Hamas answers these questions. --from publisher description.