War and state formation in Syria : Cemal Pasha's governorate during World War I, 1914-17

Introduction: Multiple Backgrounds 1 Elimination of the “Arabist Barrier”: Cemal Pasha and the Arabist Movement 2 Assertion of the State Authority Over Secondary, Local and Autonomous Structures 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 Conclusion