Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION xi
5. TERMINOLOGY OF SYRIAC DENOMINATIONS xv
6. CHAPTER 1. THE LAND OF THE SYRIACS 1
7. CHAPTER 2. THE CHURCH, THE PATRIARCH AND THE FAMILY: THE QUEST FOR AN IDENTITY 17
8. CHAPTER 3. A LAND OF MISSIONS 29
9. CHAPTER 4. MIXTURES AND NEIGHBORS 43
10. CHAPTER 5. A POPULATION DIFFICULT TO COUNT 61
11. CHAPTER 6. THE LAW VERSUS THE CHRISTIANS 85
12. CHAPTER 7. ERADICATION BY MASSACRE (1894-1896) 99
13. CHAPTER 8. ERADICATION BY CONVERSION 123
14. CHAPTER 9. OTTOMAN NEGLIGENCE BEFORE THE NEW KURDISH POWERS 131
15. CHAPTER 10. THE YEARS OF BLOOD 141
16. CHAPTER 11. PLANNING AND DEPORTATION: AUTOPSY OF DESTRUCTION 157
17. CHAPTER 12. A SANCTUARY FOR THE SYRIACS? 181
18. CHAPTER 13. THE TIME OF RECOGNITION 201
19. CHAPTER 14. TOWARDS A SYRIAC NATION: THE ASSYRO-CHALDEAN TEMPTATION 217
20. ANNEXES 225
21. DOCUMENTS FROM DIPLOMATIC ARCHIVES 229
22. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION 261
23. GLOSSARY 283
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY 285
25. SOURCES 293
26. SAMPLE DOCUMENTS 307
27. INDEX 365