Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Antonia Arslan - La Strada di Smirne


Antonia Arslan - La Strada di Smirne
La fuga è finita. Al sicuro sulla nave che li condurrà in Italia, Shushanig e figli si lasciano alle spalle le atrocità che hanno sconvolto la loro vita e quella di tante famiglie armene. Quello è il passato, conservato per sempre tra le pagine della "Masseria delle allodole." Ora, mentre in Italia i figli di Shushanig si adattano dolorosamente a una nuova realtà, Ismene, la lamentatrice greca che li ha strappati alla morte, cerca di salvare altre vite, prendendosi cura degli orfani che vagano nelle strade di Aleppo. Ma proprio quando, nella Piccola Città dove tutto ha avuto inizio, qualcuno torna per riprendere quel che gli appartiene, ogni speranza di costruire un futuro cade in frantumi. La narrazione di Antonia Arslan testimonia le vicende di un popolo condannato all'esilio e dipinge un mondo vivo e pulsante di donne e uomini straordinari.

Antonia Arslan - The Road to Smyrna
The flight is over. Safe on the ship that will take them in Italy, Shushanig and children they leave behind the atrocities that have disrupted their lives and that of many Armenian families. That's the past, preserved forever in the pages of "Masseria of larks." Now, while in Italy the children of Shushanig painfully adapt to a new reality, Ismene, the Greek mourner who has torn them to death, trying to save lives, taking care of orphans who roam the streets of Aleppo. But just when the Little City where it all began, someone back to resume what belongs to him, all hope of building a future falls apart. The narrative of Antonia Arslan witness the story of a people condemned to exile and paints a living, breathing world of extraordinary men and women.

Antonia Arslan - Il libro di Mush


Antonia Arslan - Il libro di Mush
In una tiepida notte di fine giugno del 1915, cinque fuggiaschi si allontanano dalle rovine del loro paese nella valle di Mush, distrutto dai turchi della terza armata con i suoi abitanti e le millenarie tradizioni del popolo armeno. Hanno perso tutto, casa e famiglia, ma hanno fortunosamente recuperato un tesoro di inestimabile valore e sono determinati a portarlo in salvo ad ogni costo. Questa è l'ultima storia dell'antichissimo Libro di Mush.

Antonia Arslan - The Book of Mush
On a warm night in late June 1915, five fugitives move away from the ruins of their country in the valley of Mush, destroyed by the Turks of the Third Army with its inhabitants and the ancient traditions of the Armenian people. They have lost everything, house and family, but luckily recovered a treasure of inestimable value, and are determined to bring him to safety at any cost. This is the last story of the ancient Book of Mush.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

History of Armenia


CONTENTS
FOREWORD
CHAPTER 1 TERRITORY OF ARMENIA IN PREHISTORIC TIMES
CHAPTER 2 FORMATION OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE
CHAPTER 3 THE FIRST UNIFIED ARMENAN STATE:THE VAN KINGDOM
CHAPTER 4 ARMENIA IN THE 6TH-3RD CENTURIES BC
CHAPTER 5 ARMENIAN STATE AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS POWER. THE EMPIRE OF TIGRAN                           THE GREAT
CHAPTER 6 THE GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMY OF ANCIENT ARMENIA
CHAPTER 7 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEUDALISM IN ARMENIA.ADOPTION OF                                           CHRISTIANITY AS STATE RELIGION
CHAPTER 8 ARMENIA BETWEEN PERSIA AND BYZANTIUM
 CHAPTER 9 ARMENIA UNDER ARAB DOMINATION. REIGN OF THE BAGRATUNI                                          DYNASTY
CHAPTER 10 THE ARMENIAN STATE IN CILICIA
CHAPTER 11 ARMENIA UNDER THE YOKE OF NOMADIC TRIBES IN THE 13TH TO 15TH CENTURIES
CHAPTER 12 ARMENIA UNDER TURKISH AND PERSIAN RULE. THE BEGINNING OF THE                             LIBERATION MOVEMENT
CHATER 13 ADJUNCTION OF EASTERN ARMENIA TO RUSSIA. ARMENIA WITHIN THE                              RUSSIAN EMPIRE
CHAPTER 14 NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY. THE ARMENIAN QUESTION
CHAPTER 15 ARMENIAN COLONIES BEFORE THE 20th CENTURY
CHAPTER 16 ARMENIA AT THE TURN OF THE 19th AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th                                   CENTURY
CHAPTER 17 WORLD WAR I. THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
CHAPTER 18 THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND ARMENIA
CHAPTER 19 THE FIRST REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
CHAPTER 20 THE FALL OF THE FIRST REPUBLIC. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOVIET RULE                           IN ARMENIA
CHAPTER 21 THE SECOND (SOVIET) REPUBLIC OF ARMENIAPARTICIPATION OF THE                                 ARMENIANS IN WWII
CHAPTER 22 THE THIRD REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
CHAPTER 23 ARMENIA AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
CHAPTER 24 THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA: THE PAST AND PRESENT
                        CHRONOLOGY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

          Dr. Armen Khachikyan is Associate Professor of History at Yerevan State Linguistic University named after V. Brussov. He gains his PhD in 1988 from Institute of Oriental Studies of National Academy of Sciences and in 1991 was awarded with academic status of Docent (Associate Professor) by USSR State Committee on Education.
          Earlier in his career Mr. Khachikyan taught at the Armenian State Pedagogical University and at the  European Regional Academy in Armenia. He is the author of a monograph titled “Armenia in the sphere of international policy at the threshold and beginning of our Era” (1999) and over 20 scholarly articles and studies on the methodology of instruction of history, published in Armenian, Russian and English. His
research focuses on K-12 curriculum and textbook development for the subject of History.
          Mr. Khachikyan has co-authored a textbook on “Ancient history” for fifth form which was in use at Armenian schools in 2000-2008, and a Civic Education Course for Distance Learning for secondary schools in Armenia. Together with Georgian and Azerbaijani colleagues, he has also co-authored a book titled “History of the South Caucasus Countries: a multiperspective view on history” (2009).
          In 2003, Mr. Khachikyan was a Fulbright Senior Program Scholar at the U.S. Library of Congress. He is an active participant and contributor to numerous international conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops on issues related to education, from preschool to graduate. Mr. Khachikyan serves as a Member of the Working Group on National Curriculum and Textbook Development for World History, and an Advisor on Curriculum Development at the Armenian Fulbright Fellows Association.
          Mr. Khachikyan is married, has two daughters.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

The Cut (2014)

 
 
The Cut (2014)

Language: English | Genre: Drama, History | Subtitles: None

This film is based on the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915, which resulted in the forced migration and diaspora of the Armenian minority. One day a young family man, Nazaret Manoogian, gets deported by the Turkish authorities together with all the other Armenian men from his native village of Mardin. He becomes a forced laborer and only survives the mass murder by chance and an act of kindness, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night the devastated Nazaret learns that his daughters may still be alive and didn't die like his wife from starvation, violence or rape on death marches. Nazaret goes on a quest to find them and travels from his small village through the Mesopotamian deserts to the sea, always looking for clues that might lead him to his children. Nazaret's epic journey will take him from Asia to America, from the end to a new beginning...

Director: Fatih Akin
Writers: Fatih Akin (screenplay), Mardik Martin
Stars: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury
Country: Germany | France | Poland | Italy | Canada | Turkey
Also Known As: Il padre
Ratings: 6.0/10 from 1,149 users


Sunday, April 19, 2015

The Post-Soviet Wars


Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: War and Peace in the Caucasus
2 Setting the Stage: The Past, the Nation, and the State
3 Making Sense: Conflict Theory and the Caucasus
4 Wars over Chechnya
5 Wars in Georgia
6 The War over Karabakh
7 Wars That Did Not Happen: Dagestan and Ajaria
8 Conclusion: Post-Soviet Wars and Theories of Internal
Wars
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-50 By Ugur Umit Ungor


Contents
1. Nationalism and Population Politics in the Late Ottoman Empire
2. Genocide of Christians, 1915-16
3. Deportations of Kurds, 1916-34
4. Culture and Education in the Eastern Provinces
5. The Calm after the Storm: The Politics of Memory
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The Armenian Rebellion at Van by Justin McCarthy

The Armenian Rebellion at Van (Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Stud) by Justin McCarthy

English | 2006 | ISBN: 0874808707 | 304 Pages | PDF | 2 MB

Before World War I, the ancient city of Van in southeastern Anatolia had a population of approximately 100,000 people, while the population of Van Province was about 500,000. Armenians formed a large minority, with Kurdish tribes and Turks in the majority. The Armenian Rebellion at Van presents a long-overdue examination of Van from the 1870s to 1919. As the authors state, "The Armenian Revolt was an integral part of the great disaster that overcame the people of the Ottoman East. The slaughter of Muslims that accompanied the Armenian revolt in Van Province inexorably led first to Kurdish reprisals on the Armenians, then to a general and mutual massacre of the people of the East." The actions at Van offer a window into the far-reaching events that soon followed in other parts of Anatolia.