Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Introduction: Palestine: 100 Years Later
(Tristan Dunning, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane; School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia)

Chapter 1. Palestinian Prospects and Proposals for Democracy: Missed Opportunity, 1967-1990
(Terry Beitzel, PhD, Department of Justice Studies, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, US)

Chapter 2. A Palestinian State? the Difference between Perception and Reality
(Martin Kear, PhD, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Chapter 3. The Islamic Nationalism of Hamas: Syncretism, Discourse and Legitimacy
(Miguel Galsim, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia)

Chapter 4. The Political Economy of Taming the Palestinian Authority
(Anas Iqtait, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia)

Chapter 5. Hamas: Religion, Israel and Peace
(Tristan Dunning, PhD, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane; School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia)

Conclusion: Whither Palestine?
(Tristan Dunning, Martin Kear, PhD, and Imad Alsoos, PhD, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane; School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia, and others)

Index

Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Middle East Studies

The book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and non-specialists interested in the ongoing events in Palestine and the Middle East. Scholars of state formation and violent non-state actors will find the volume of interest.