"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.

Introduction -- Greater Syria and Ottoman rule -- Ottoman reform -- The great Syrian revolt -- Contrasting narratives -- Theorizing insurgent and national consciousness -- Sources -- The Ḥawrân frontier -- Settling the frontier -- Rural autonomy and commercial integration -- Assimilating the countryside: education and the army -- The Arab revolt and the Ḥawrân Druze -- Mobilizing the mountain -- Claiming the mandate -- Governing Jabal Ḥawrân -- Organizing for resistance -- Mobilizing the city -- Damascus -- The people's party -- Making contact with the countryside -- Ḥawrân peace negotiations -- The spread of rebellion -- Urban agitation -- Rebellion in Ḥamâh -- Rebellion in Damascus -- The politics of rebellion -- Insurgents in the countryside of Damascus -- Elite politics and mandate counterinsurgency -- Military suppression and mandate counterinsurgency -- Debating rebellion -- Epilogue and conclusions -- Epilogue -- Conclusions.