The great Syrian revolt and the rise of Arab nationalism / Michael Provence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Provence, Michael, 1966-

Series:

Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 22.

Modern Middle East series (Columbia University. Middle East Institute)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syria--History--Insurrection, 1925-1927.

Syria.

History.

Mandates--Syria.

Mandates.

French--Syria.

French.

Physical Description:

xii, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005.

Summary:

"A history of the largest and longest-lasting people's revolt in the Arab East, which attempted to liberate Syria from French Mandate rule in 1925"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Greater Syria and Ottoman rule

Ottoman reform

The great Syrian revolt

Contrasting narratives

Theorizing insurgent and national consciousness

Sources

The Ḥawrân frontier

Settling the frontier

Rural autonomy and commercial integration

Assimilating the countryside: education and the army

The Arab revolt and the Ḥawrân Druze

Mobilizing the mountain

Claiming the mandate

Governing Jabal Ḥawrân

Organizing for resistance

Mobilizing the city

Damascus

The people's party

Making contact with the countryside

Ḥawrân peace negotiations

The spread of rebellion

Urban agitation

Rebellion in Ḥamâh

Rebellion in Damascus

The politics of rebellion

Insurgents in the countryside of Damascus

Elite politics and mandate counterinsurgency

Military suppression and mandate counterinsurgency

Debating rebellion

Epilogue and conclusions

Epilogue

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-204) and index.

ISBN:

0292706359

0292706804

OCLC:

56809548

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