The Armenians : past and present in the making of national identity / / edited by Edmund Herzig and Marina Kurkchiyan

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon, Oxford ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Disciplina: 947.56
• Soggetto topico: Armenians - History; National characteristics, Armenian
• Soggetto geografico: Armenia History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HerzigEdmund <1958-> KurkchiyanMarina <1954->
• Note generali: Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Armenians
• ISBN: 1-135-79837-0; 1-280-11537-8; 0-203-00493-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457706603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Caucasus world. . -Peoples of the Caucasus.