When Parliaments Ruled the Middle East

Acknowledgments
Timeline of Key Events

Introduction

The Ottoman and Mandate Roots of the Parliamentary System
The Advent of the Parliamentary System in the Ottoman Empire
1908-18:An Imperial Parliamentary System
Inventing New States (1920-46)

Experimenting with the Parliamentary System,
1946-49
Za'ama and the Parliamentary System
Establishing Real Sovereignty
The 1947 Elections
1948: Calling into Question the Parliamentary Experiment

Reform and Change: The Parliamentary System in Iraq and Syria, 1949-54
Rearranging the Parliamentary Systems
The Impact of International Relationships
Reforming the Country
Putting theAuthoritarian Pact in Jeopardy

Two New Formulas for the ParliamentarySystem, 1954-58
The Heydays of the Parliaments
Legislative Enterprises: Reshaping Society and the Economy
Adopting Cold War Vocabulary and the Polarization of the Assemblies

The Epilogue to the Parliamentary System
Establishing a True Constitutional Order?
The End of the Parliamentary System

The End of the Post-Ottoman Era
Appendices
1: Thematic Discussions in the January 1955 Session
2: Parliamentary Activity

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Political Science; World; Middle Eastern; Government; Legislative Branch; Iraq; Ideologies; Democracy; Imperialism; Modern; 20th Century; Syria; Representative; representation; 1946-1971; Matthieu Rey; systems; postwar; authoritarian rule; Ba'th Party; post-independence; elections; emergency law; freedom of the press; open expression of opinions; formation of new political parties; military coups; power; class; reform; Arab