The Armenians : past and present in the making of national identity /

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A comprehensive introduction to the historical forces and recent social and political developments that have shaped todays Armenian people. With contributions from leading Armenian, American and European specialists.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Herzig, Edmund, 1958-, Kurkchiyan, Marina, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
Colección:Caucasus world. Peoples of the Caucasus.
Temas:
Armenians > History.
National characteristics, Armenian.
Armenians.
Arméniens > Histoire.
Arméniens.
Armenians
National characteristics, Armenian
Armenia > History.
Arménie > Histoire.
Armenia
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Caucasus World: Peoples of the Caucasus
  • The Armenians
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Contributors
  • Transliteration and names
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Early Armenian civilization
  • Introduction
  • Armenian origins: myth, language and archaeology
  • The beginnings of Armenian history
  • The coming of Christianity to Armenia
  • Bibliography
  • 3 Christianity to modernity
  • Major historical events from the fourth to eighteenth centuries AD
  • 'Between East and West'
  • Key moments in Armenian history from the fourth through to the eighteenth century
  • Emerging features of Armenian thought and world view
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • 4 Into the modern age, 1800-1913
  • Wars: shifting borders and populations
  • Ottoman, Persian and Russian reforms
  • Imagined communities become culturally and administratively more real
  • The 'Armenian Question'
  • Difficult times for the Eastern Armenians
  • Hope springs eternal
  • Bibliography
  • 5 Genocide and independence, 1914-21
  • Russian (Eastern) Armenians and Turkish (Western) Armenians
  • The Armenian Genocide
  • Establishment of the Republic of Armenia
  • The Republic of Armenia
  • Regional issues
  • The international scene
  • Partition and sovietization of the Republic
  • Bibliography
  • 6 Soviet Armenia, 1921-91
  • Soviet rule
  • The Stalin years
  • 'The Thaw'
  • The end of Soviet rule
  • The Soviet achievement
  • Bibliography
  • 7 Armenians in diaspora
  • Origins of the contemporary diaspora
  • Links and divisions in the contemporary diaspora
  • Description of selected major centres
  • Contemporary social and institutional life in the diaspora 11
  • Issues raised
  • Bibliography
  • 8 The Karabagh conflict
  • The background to the conflict
  • Interpretations of the problem by the main parties involved in the conflict
  • Dynamics of the conflict
  • Bibliography
  • 9 Politics in independent Armenia
  • Introduction
  • The first few years, 1991-4
  • The twilight of the Ter Petrosian presidency, 1994-8
  • The Kocharian presidency
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • 10 Media and democracy in Armenia
  • History
  • Independent media in the making: 1988-92
  • From economic crisis to political repression: 1992-4
  • Run-up to national elections: 1995-7
  • Ambiguity: the present period
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • 11 Economic and social development
  • Background
  • History of economic development
  • Soviet period of industrialization
  • Characteristics of the economy before Gorbachev's reforms
  • Economic reforms under ' perestroika '
  • Liberalization and privatization
  • Economy in transition
  • Economic impacts of the transition period
  • The economic policy debate
  • Social costs of the transition period
  • Bibliography
  • 12 Society in transition
  • Society beyond statistics
  • Social services in transition
  • Migration as an alternative way of problem solving
  • Bibliography
  • 13 Homeland-diaspora relations and identity differences
  • Events and issues.n.

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