How the West stole democracy from the Arabs: the Syrian Arab Congress of 1920 and the destruction of its Liberal-Islamic Alliance
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Photo Credits -- Preface -- The Setting -- The Players -- Note on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Transliteration -- Abbreviations Used for Archival Sources -- Part I: An Arab State in Syria -- 1. Damascus: Enter the Prince -- 2. Aleppo: A Government and Justice for All -- 3. Cairo: A Sheikh Prays to an American President -- Part II: A Chilly Peace at Paris -- 4. Wooing Woodrow Wilson -- 5. The Covenant and the Colonial Color Line -- 6. A Sip of Champagne, with a Sour Aftertaste -- Part III: Syria's Declaration of Independence -- 7. The Syrian Congress and the American Commission -- 8. A Democratic Uprising in Damascus -- 9. Revolution at the Quai d'Orsay -- 10. The Prince, the Sheikh, and "The Day of Resurrection" -- 11. Wilsonism Colonized at San Remo -- Part IV: The Constitution: a Civil Weapon Against Colonization -- 12. The Sheikh versus the King: A Parliamentary Revolution -- 13. Women's Suffrage and the Limits of Islamic Law -- 14. A Democratic Constitution for Christians and Muslims -- Part V: Syria's Expulsion from the Civilized World -- 15. Battle Plans for Syria -- 16. The French Ultimatum and Faisal's Dissolution of Congress -- 17. Maysalun: The Arab State's Last Stand -- 18. Wilson's Ghost in Geneva -- Epilogue: Parting of Ways-The Liberal, the Sheikh, and the King -- Appendices -- A. Members of Congress in March 1920 -- B. The Syrian Declaration of Independence, March 8, 1920 -- C. The Syrian Constitution of July 19, 1920 -- Acknowledgments -- For Further Reading -- Notes -- Index.
