UID:
edocfu_9959229017302883
Format:
1 online resource (267 p.)
ISBN:
9780203004937 (eBook)
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0203004930
Series Statement:
Caucasus world. Peoples of the Caucasus
Content:
A comprehensive introduction to the historical forces and recent social and political developments that have shaped today's Armenian people. With contributions from leading Armenian, American and European specialists, the book focuses on identity formation, exploring how the Armenians' perceptions of themselves and their place in the world are informed by their history, culture and present-day situation. The book also covers contemporary politics, economy and society, and relates these to ongoing debates over future directions for the Armenian people, both in the homeland and in the diaspora c
Note:
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Maps; Contributors; Transliteration and names; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Armenia and the Armenians; Early Armenian civilization; Christianity to modernity; Into the modern age, 1800-1913; Genocide and independence, 1914-21; Soviet Armenia, 1921-91; Armenians in diaspora; The Karabagh conflict: from Soviet past to post-Soviet uncertainty; Politics in independent Armenia; Media and democracy in Armenia; Economic and social development; Society in transition; Homeland-diaspora relations and identity differences; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-1138874589 (Paperback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1138874582
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780700706396 (Hardback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0700706399
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203004937
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