A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Faith, Awareness, and Revolution in the Middle East,Erik Skare

-About this book

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is one of the most important yet least understood Palestinian armed factions, both in terms of its history and ideology. Labelled a terrorist organization by the US and the EU, it has grown to become the second largest armed movement in the Gaza Strip and the third largest in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Using a wealth of primary sources, this book traces the history of PIJ from its origins in the early 1980s to today. By looking at how the group was established, how it has developed in theory and practice, and how it understands religion and politics, Skare seeks to answer the key question of why the PIJ still exist despite the presence of its more powerful sister movement Hamas. In doing so, he fills an important empirical gap in the literature on Palestinian Islamism.

-Contents

Introduction
Part I The Beginning of PIJ (1967–1988)
1-The Roots of PIJ
2-Awareness: The Anti-colonial Front
3-Organizing the Movement: PIJ’s Recruitment of New Militants
4-From Students to Militants: Commencing the Armed Struggle
Part II From the First Intifada to the Oslo Agreement (1988–2000)
5-Deportation, Patronage, and Organizational Reform
6-Faith: The Conciliatory Movement
7-The Collapse of PIJ
Part III From the Second Intifada to the Arab Spring (2000–2017)
8-The Comeback of PIJ
9-From Strife to the Arab Spring

10-Revolution: PIJ, the State, and Civil Society
11-Conclusion: Why PIJ?
Notes
Bibliography
Index

-caractéristiques

Date de parution:28 janvier 2021

Éditeur : Cambridge University Press

Langue : Anglais

NB.de pages: 304 pages

ISBN-10 : 1108845061

ISBN-13 : 978-1108845069

Poids  : 640 g

Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm