POLI 340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Salafi Movement, Ethnic Nationalism, Anfal Genocide
21 Dec 2016
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History of state-building: the making of the contemporary state. 1908 young turk revolt in istanbul brought young nationalist officers to power: wanted to create sense of unitary identity/ centralize rule in istanbul and unify subjects around turkish identity. 1920 arab elites proclaimed independence of iraq and syria as constitutional monarchies under. Shariff hussein"s sons: nationalist part al-ahd al-raqi called for complete independence of iraq within its natural borders. Britain and france convened conference, where alternative arrangement of iraq, Palestine and transjordan would become british mandates, and syria and. Britain gave power to king faisal heeded advice in financial/security/intl affairs: faisal: established a conscript army and centralize taxation. Tribal leaders believed strong central state would undermine their power, shi"i clergy felt the same. Ritish oil interests, in large defined much of iraq"s boundaries: turkey agreed to sign a border agreement in 1926.
