The great Syrian revolt and the rise of Arab nationalism

Author(s)

• Provence, Michael

Bibliographic Information

The great Syrian revolt and the rise of Arab nationalism

Michael Provence

（Modern Middle East series, no. 22）

University of Texas Press, 2005

1st ed

• : hardcover
• : pbk.

Note

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. -- The Hawrn frontier. -- Mobilizing the mountain. -- Mobilizing the city. -- The spread of rebellion. -- The politics of rebellion. -- Epilogue and conclusions

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

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hardcover ISBN 9780292706354

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.

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 \Hawr n Frontier
• Settling the Frontier
• Rural Autonomy and Commercial Integration
• Assimilating the Countryside: Education and the Army
• The Arab Revolt and the \Hawr n Druze
• 3. Mobilizing the Mountain
• Claiming the Mandate
• Governing Jabal \Hawr n
• Organizing for Resistance
• 4. Mobilizing the City
• Damascus
• The People's Party
• Making Contact with the Countryside
• \Hawr n Peace Negotiations
• 5. The Spread of Rebellion
• Urban Agitation
• Rebellion in \Ham h
• 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

Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780292706804

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.

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 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

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Details

• NCID: BA77004234
• ISBN:
  • 0292706359
  • 0292706804
• LCCN: 2004025106
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Austin
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 209 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS98
  • DC22 : 956.9104/1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Syria -- History -- Insurrection, 1925-1927
  • LCSH : Mandates -- Syria
  • LCSH : French -- Syria
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0755759X