Modern Armenia: People, Nation, State

Rok: 2004
ISBN: 9780765802057
OKCZID: 110140249

Citace (dle ČSN ISO 690):
LIBARIDIAN, Gerard J. Modern Armenia: people, nation, state. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, c2004, 327 s. ISBN 0-7658-0205-8.

Anotace

A review of modern Armenian politics and political thinking from the mid-19th century to the 21st century, discussing the evolution of Armenians from peoplehood to statehood. Written by a governmental advisor in the early years of Armenian independence, the text analyses the internal dynamics of the revolutionary movement, the genocide, the Armenian diaspora, its recent independence, and the relationship of these developments to processes in the Ottoman/Turkish, Russian and Western states. Starting with an overview of Armenian history from mid-19th century to the 1970s, the volume proceeds to explore the dynamics that led up to and shaped the modern republic. The first part is devoted to understanding the ideologies adopted by the Armenian revolutionary movement in the late-19th century Ottoman Empire that had earlier absorbed historic Western Armenia. Gerard Libaridian examines the causes of the rise of political parties and a guerrilla movement and mutations in their strategies. He also describes the tensions within the Armenian community in the face of increasing impoverishment and Ottoman repression. In the second part, Libaridian focuses on the ideology of the Young Turks, who were responsible for the World War I genocide, and then offers an analysis of the causes of the tragedy. In a third part, he describes the complexities of dealing with the history of relations between Armenians and Kurds and Armenians and Turks. He explores mutual perceptions and the politics of recognition of the genocide. Libaridian concludes with an overview of Armenia and Armenians during the last two decades, including the rebirth of an independent Armenia, its foreign and security policy options, and its relations with the diaspora. The work should be of interest to students of Armenian history, independence movements, the dissolution of the Soviet empire, and foreign relations.

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