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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
- Online:
- Publisher description
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