Glenn E. Robinson is Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and Research Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California–Berkeley.

"[This book] is clear, well-documented, and helps debunk culturally essentialist explanations of Arab authoritarianism. . . [A] fair and sensitive account and contains the best available assessment of the Intifada's political aftermath among Palestiians. An added bonus is that the book is written in an accessible style with enough historical background and contextual explanation to make it ideal as a text for courses in Middle East politics or the politics of revolutions."—AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REV"[O]ffers a sophisticated analysis of the political struggles that have taken a toll on the Palestinian nationalist movement. 7/22/09"—Foreign Affairs

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Traditional Notable Elite in Palestine2. The Rise of a New Political Elite in the West Bank and Gaza3. The Professional Middle Class4. Abu Barbur: Elite Conflict and Social Change in Bayt Sahur5. Popular Committees in the Intifada6. Hamas and the Islamist Mobilization7. The Logic of Palestinian State-Building after OsloNotesIndex

Glenn E. Robinson is Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and Research Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California–Berkeley.

"[This book] is clear, well-documented, and helps debunk culturally essentialist explanations of Arab authoritarianism. . . [A] fair and sensitive account and contains the best available assessment of the Intifada's political aftermath among Palestiians. An added bonus is that the book is written in an accessible style with enough historical background and contextual explanation to make it ideal as a text for courses in Middle East politics or the politics of revolutions."—AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REV"[O]ffers a sophisticated analysis of the political struggles that have taken a toll on the Palestinian nationalist movement. 7/22/09"—Foreign Affairs

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Traditional Notable Elite in Palestine2. The Rise of a New Political Elite in the West Bank and Gaza3. The Professional Middle Class4. Abu Barbur: Elite Conflict and Social Change in Bayt Sahur5. Popular Committees in the Intifada6. Hamas and the Islamist Mobilization7. The Logic of Palestinian State-Building after OsloNotesIndex

Glenn E. Robinson is Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and Research Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California–Berkeley.

"[This book] is clear, well-documented, and helps debunk culturally essentialist explanations of Arab authoritarianism. . . [A] fair and sensitive account and contains the best available assessment of the Intifada's political aftermath among Palestiians. An added bonus is that the book is written in an accessible style with enough historical background and contextual explanation to make it ideal as a text for courses in Middle East politics or the politics of revolutions."—AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REV"[O]ffers a sophisticated analysis of the political struggles that have taken a toll on the Palestinian nationalist movement. 7/22/09"—Foreign Affairs

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Traditional Notable Elite in Palestine2. The Rise of a New Political Elite in the West Bank and Gaza3. The Professional Middle Class4. Abu Barbur: Elite Conflict and Social Change in Bayt Sahur5. Popular Committees in the Intifada6. Hamas and the Islamist Mobilization7. The Logic of Palestinian State-Building after OsloNotesIndex