
The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism
Michael Provence(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 1. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
223 pages
978-0-292-70680-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Great Syrian Revolt of 1925 was the largest and longest-lasting anti-colonial insurgency in the inter-war Arab East. Mobilizing peasants, workers, and army veterans, rather than urban elites and nationalist intellectuals, it was the first mass movement against colonial rule in the Middle East. The revolt failed to liberate Syria from French occupation, but it provided a model of popular nationalism and resistance that remains potent in the Middle East today. Each subsequent Arab uprising against foreign rule has repeated the language and tactics of the Great Syrian Revolt.
In this work, Michael Provence uses newly released secret colonial intelligence sources, neglected memoirs, and popular memory to tell the story of the revolt from the perspective of its participants. He shows how Ottoman-subsidized military education created a generation of leaders of modest background who came to rebel against both the French Mandate rulers of Syria and the Syrian intellectuals and landowners who helped the colonial regime to function. This new popular nationalism was unprecedented in the Arab world. Provence shows compellingly that the Great Syrian Revolt was a formative event in shaping the modern Middle East.
In this work, Michael Provence uses newly released secret colonial intelligence sources, neglected memoirs, and popular memory to tell the story of the revolt from the perspective of its participants. He shows how Ottoman-subsidized military education created a generation of leaders of modest background who came to rebel against both the French Mandate rulers of Syria and the Syrian intellectuals and landowners who helped the colonial regime to function. This new popular nationalism was unprecedented in the Arab world. Provence shows compellingly that the Great Syrian Revolt was a formative event in shaping the modern Middle East.
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Anyone 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)More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
377 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-70680-4 (9780292706804)
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Michael Provence is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego.
Content
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 HawrAn Frontier
Settling the Frontier
Rural Autonomy and Commercial Integration
Assimilating the Countryside: Education and the Army
The Arab Revolt and the HawrAn Druze
3. Mobilizing the Mountain
Claiming the Mandate
Governing Jabal HawrAn
Organizing for Resistance
4. Mobilizing the City
Damascus
The People's Party
Making Contact with the Countryside
HawrAn Peace Negotiations
5. The Spread of Rebellion
Urban Agitation
Rebellion in HamAh
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
Epilogue
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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 HawrAn Frontier
Settling the Frontier
Rural Autonomy and Commercial Integration
Assimilating the Countryside: Education and the Army
The Arab Revolt and the HawrAn Druze
3. Mobilizing the Mountain
Claiming the Mandate
Governing Jabal HawrAn
Organizing for Resistance
4. Mobilizing the City
Damascus
The People's Party
Making Contact with the Countryside
HawrAn Peace Negotiations
5. The Spread of Rebellion
Urban Agitation
Rebellion in HamAh
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
Epilogue
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index