Description
Book SynopsisA history of the largest and longest-lasting people’s revolt in the Arab East, which attempted to liberate Syria from French rule in 1925.
Trade ReviewAnyone wishing to understand Syrian history or learn something of value about nascent Arab nationalism will profit from this book. * The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Transliteration
- 1. Introduction
- Greater Syria and Ottoman Rule
- Ottoman Reform
- The Great Syrian Revolt
- Contrasting Narratives
- Theorizing Insurgent and National Consciousness
- Sources
- 2. The Hawrân Frontier
- Settling the Frontier
- Rural Autonomy and Commercial Integration
- Assimilating the Countryside: Education and the Army
- The Arab Revolt and the Hawrân Druze
- 3. Mobilizing the Mountain
- Claiming the Mandate
- Governing Jabal Hawrân
- Organizing for Resistance
- 4. Mobilizing the City
- Damascus
- The People's Party
- Making Contact with the Countryside
- Hawrân Peace Negotiations
- 5. The Spread of Rebellion
- Urban Agitation
- Rebellion in Hamâh
- Rebellion in Damascus
- 6. The Politics of Rebellion
- Insurgents in the Countryside of Damascus
- Elite Politics and Mandate Counterinsurgency
- Military Suppression and Mandate Counterinsurgency
- Debating Rebellion
- 7. Epilogue and Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
