Matthieu ReyWhen Parliaments Ruled the Middle East
Iraq and Syria, 1946-63
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
