Five. Tinkering with the Political System

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS ix
4. LIST OF TABLES x
5. FOREWORD xi
6. PREFACE xiii
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
8. NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION xxi
9. INTRODUCTION 3
10. PART I. THE FRENCH IN SYRIA
11. One. Prelude to Mandate 27
12. Two. Discordant Rule 44
13. Three. Implementation 71
14. PART II. INITIAL CONFRONTATIONS, 1920-1924
15. Four. Patterns of Early Resistance 97
16. Five. Tinkering with the Political System 127
17. PART III. THE GREAT REVOLT, 1925-1927
18. Six. Origins The Druze Connection 151
19. Seven. From Local to National Revolt 168
20. Eight. Class and Nationalism 205
21. Nine. Factionalism during the Early Mandate 219
22. PART IV. THE NATIONAL BLOC AND URBAN LEADERSHIP
23. Ten. Alliance of Equals 245
24. Eleven. Patrons, Clients, and Quarters 285
25. PART V. HONORABLE COOPERATION, 1928-1933
26. Twelve. Constitutional Experiments 327
27. Thirteen. The Rocky Road to Parliament 346
28. Fourteen. Failure of Diplomacy 375
29. PART VI. NEW APPROACHES, 1933-1936
30. Fifteen. Radicalization 397
31. Sixteen. Crises before the Storm 434
32. Seventeen. Ascent to Power 457
33. PART VII. NATIONALISTS IN GOVERNMENT, 1937-1939
34. Eighteen. TheTreatyThatNeverWas 485
35. Nineteen. The Loss of the Sanjak 494
36. Twenty. Druzes, Alawites, and Other Challengers 515
37. Twenty-One. Rebellion in Palestine 535
38. Twenty-Two. Factionalism during the Later Mandate 563
39. PART VIII. WAR AND INDEPENDENCE, 1939-1945
40. Twenty-Three. Playing One against the Other 583
41. Conclusion 619
42. Appendix. Sources for Tables 10-1,10-2,10-3,15-1,15-2,15-3 631
43. Glossary 635
44. Bibliography 639
45. Index 673