Cicek, M. Talha.

War and state formation in Syria Cemal Pasha's governorate during World War I, 1914-1917 / [electronic resource] : M. Talha Cicek. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014. - 1 online resource (xiii, 293 p.) : ill., map - Routledge studies in Middle Eastern history .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Elimination of the "Arabist barrier" : Cemal Pasha and the Arabist movement -- 2. Assertion of state authority over secondary, local and autonomous structures : Zionists, Christian clergy and Mutasarrifiyya in Lebanon -- 3. "From a dangerous multitude into a harmless minority" : the treatment of the Armenians in Syria -- 4. Struggling against foreign influence for "full independence" -- 5. In the pursuit of ideal cities and citizens -- 6. The Druze and the Bedouin under Cemal Pasha's regime -- 7. War, famine, and epidemics -- 8. Cemal Pasha's undoing in Syria.

9781315851785 (ebook : PDF)


Cemal Pasa, 1872-1922.


World War, 1914-1918--Syria.
World War, 1914-1918--Turkey.


Syria--Politics and government--20th century.
Syria--Relations--Turkey.
Turkey--Politics and government--1909-1918.
Turkey--Relations--Syria.