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Book SynopsisTrade Review"... this is an extremely readable book, and in fact one which is often hard to put down, so well written is it, so beautifully produced, and so coherent in its presentation... Basing his study on an exhaustive array of sources, from the French, British, and Syrian archives to conversations with virtually every surviving prominent participant in the events described, Philip Khoury has given us what will undoubtedly henceforth be the standard work on the subject. Packed with information, all of it clearly presented and much in the form of fascinating biographical nuggets, this book will be indispensable to students of Syria, of modern Arab history and politics, and of Arab nationalism, for the Mandatory period, as well as earlier and later ones."--Rashid I. Khalidi, The Middle East Journal "[Khoury] has produced a formidable piece of scholarship which, as well as analyzing new data on the period, surely cannot fail to stimulate many ideas for future research. The product of years of careful work, this is a book to feast on... With the author exercising such an able grasp of his subject, not to mention an obviously deep affection, this work is thoroughly recommended."--Philip Robins, MESA Bulletin
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS, pg. ix*LIST OF TABLES, pg. x*FOREWORD, pg. xi*PREFACE, pg. xiii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xvii*NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION, pg. xxi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*One. Prelude to Mandate, pg. 27*Two. Discordant Rule, pg. 44*Three. Implementation, pg. 71*Four. Patterns of Early Resistance, pg. 97*Five. Tinkering with the Political System, pg. 127*Six. Origins The Druze Connection, pg. 151*Seven. From Local to National Revolt, pg. 168*Eight. Class and Nationalism, pg. 205*Nine. Factionalism during the Early Mandate, pg. 219*Ten. Alliance of Equals, pg. 245*Eleven. Patrons, Clients, and Quarters, pg. 285*Twelve. Constitutional Experiments, pg. 327*Thirteen. The Rocky Road to Parliament, pg. 346*Fourteen. Failure of Diplomacy, pg. 375*Fifteen. Radicalization, pg. 397*Sixteen. Crises before the Storm, pg. 434*Seventeen. Ascent to Power, pg. 457*Eighteen. TheTreatyThatNeverWas, pg. 485*Nineteen. The Loss of the Sanjak, pg. 494*Twenty. Druzes, Alawites, and Other Challengers, pg. 515*Twenty-One. Rebellion in Palestine, pg. 535*Twenty-Two. Factionalism during the Later Mandate, pg. 563*Twenty-Three. Playing One against the Other, pg. 583*Conclusion, pg. 619*Appendix. Sources for Tables 10-1,10-2,10-3,15-1,15-2,15-3, pg. 631*Glossary, pg. 635*Bibliography, pg. 639*Index, pg. 673
