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UNINA9910789452003321 |
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Roy Sara M |
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Hamas and civil society in Gaza : engaging the Islamist social sector / / Sara Roy |
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Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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[With a New afterword by the author] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (383 p.) |
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Princeton studies in Muslim politics |
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Arab-Israeli conflict |
Islamic fundamentalism - Gaza Strip |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Language and Transliteration -- Prologue -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Structure, Arguments, and Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 2. A Brief History of Hamas and the Islamic Movement in Palestine -- Chapter 3. Islamist Conceptions of Civil Society -- Chapter 4. The Evolution of Islamist Social Institutions in the Gaza Strip -- Chapter 5. Islamist Social Institutions: Creating a Descriptive Context -- Chapter 6. Islamist Social Institutions: Key Analytical Findings -- Chapter 7. A Changing Islamist Order? From Civic Empowerment to Civic Regression-the Second Intifada and Beyond -- Postscript. The Devastation of Gaza-Some Additional Reflections on Where We Are Now -- Appendix. Islamist (and Non-Islamist) Social Institutions -- Afterword to the Paperback Edition -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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Many in the United States and Israel believe that Hamas is nothing but a terrorist organization, and that its social sector serves merely to recruit new supporters for its violent agenda. Based on Sara Roy's extensive fieldwork in the Gaza Strip and West Bank during the critical period of the Oslo peace process, Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza shows how the social service activities sponsored by the Islamist group emphasized not political violence but rather community development and civic |
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restoration. Roy demonstrates how Islamic social institutions in Gaza and the West Bank advocated a moderate approach to change that valued order and stability, not disorder and instability; were less dogmatically Islamic than is often assumed; and served people who had a range of political outlooks and no history of acting collectively in support of radical Islam. These institutions attempted to create civic communities, not religious congregations. They reflected a deep commitment to stimulate a social, cultural, and moral renewal of the Muslim community, one couched not only--or even primarily--in religious terms. Vividly illustrating Hamas's unrecognized potential for moderation, accommodation, and change, Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza also traces critical developments in Hamas's social and political sectors through the Second Intifada to today, and offers an assessment of the current, more adverse situation in the occupied territories. The Oslo period held great promise that has since been squandered. This book argues for more enlightened policies by the United States and Israel, ones that reflect Hamas's proven record of nonviolent community building. In a new afterword, Roy discusses how Hamas has been affected by changing regional dynamics and by recent economic and political events in Gaza, including failed attempts at reconciliation with Fatah. |
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UNINA9910786660403321 |
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Autore |
Samet Nili |
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The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur / Nili Samet |
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Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (301 p.) |
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Collana |
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Mesopotamian Civilizations ; ; 18 |
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Sumerian language |
Elegiac poetry, Sumerian |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1.1.�Sumerian Laments over Cities and Temples""; ""1.2.�Sumerian City Laments""; ""1.2.1.�Dating and Historical Background""; ""1.2.2.�The Cultic Setting of the City Laments""; ""1.2.3.�The City Laments as a Genre""; ""1.3.�The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur""; ""1.3.1.�Content""; ""1.3.2.�Structure, Style, and Meaning""; ""Revised Edition of the Ur Lament""; ""2.1.�Previous Editions and Translations""; ""2.2.�The Present Edition""; ""2.3.�List of Manuscripts"" |
""2.3.1.�Indexes of Previous Works""""2.4.�Descriptions of Manuscripts""; ""2.4.1.�Manuscripts from Nippur""; ""2.4.2.�Manuscripts from Ur""; ""2.4.3.�Manuscripts from Kiš""; ""2.4.4.�A Manuscript from Sippar""; ""2.4.5.�Manuscripts of Unknown Provenance""; ""Transliteration and Translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Score""; ""Bibliography""; ""Plates"" |
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The goal of this book is to present a revised edition of the Sumerian Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur, a lament bewailing the fall of the glorious Ur III kingdom in 2004 B.C.E.Lamentation is a well-known genre in world literature. Laments of various types are part of the cultural legacy and literary corpus of many societies, from ancient to modern times, and Sumerian literature is no exception. However, |
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Mesopotamian lamentation literature includes a significant body of laments belonging to a unique and almost unparalleled genre—the genre of lamentations over the destruction of cities and temples. This genre has no known ancient parallel outside the ancient Near East; more specifically, it is almost exclusively attested in Sumerian and biblical literature. The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur is the most famous and important exemplar of the city-laments.In this updated and revised publication of the Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur, Samet provides an introductory discussion of Sumerian city-laments in general; a full presentation of the text of the Ur Lament, including transliteration, translation, and an extensive philological commentary; and an accounting of the extant textual witness in score format. Plates with color photos of many texts are included. |
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