The Armenians : from kings and priests to merchants and commissars / / Razmik Panossian
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| Autore: |
Panossian Razmik
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| Titolo: |
The Armenians : from kings and priests to merchants and commissars / / Razmik Panossian
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (459 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 909/.0491992 |
| Soggetto topico: | Armenians - History |
| Armenians - Foreign countries - History | |
| Armenians - Ethnic identity | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Armenia History |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-436) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1: INTRODUCTION -- 2: THE INITIAL BUILDING BLOCKS -- 3: MERCHANTS, DIASPORA COMMUNITIESAND LIBERATION ATTEMPTS -- 4: A MULTILOCAL AWAKENING -- 5: REVOLUTIONARY PARTIES ANDGENOCIDE, INDEPENDENCEAND SOVIETISATION -- 6: DIFFERING IDENTITIES -- 7: STRENGTHENING NATIONAL IDENTITY,SOVIET STYLE, 1921-87 -- 8: CONCLUSION: A MULTILOCAL NATIONCONTINUES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This unique history and invaluable comparative study is based on extensive research conducted in both Armenia and the diaspora, including interviews and translations of Armenian-language sources. Razmik Panossian analyzes Armenians' first attempts at liberation, the Armenian renaissance of the nineteenth century, the 1915 genocide of the Ottoman Armenians, and Soviet occupation. He shows how these influences led to a "multilocal" evolution of Armenian national identity in various locations in and outside of Armenia, and how these numerous identities contribute to deep divisions and tensions within the Armenian nation today. Panossian uses this history to argue that national identity is modern, predominantly subjective, and based on a political sense of belonging. Yet he also acknowledges the crucial role of history, art, literature, religious practice, and commerce in preserving the national memory and shaping the cultural identity of the Armenian people. Considering the diversity of this single nation, Panossian questions the theoretical assumption that nationalism must be homogenizing. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Armenians |
| ISBN: | 0-231-51133-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910972469803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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