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Portraits of Hope: Armenians in the Contemporary World
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ISBN-13: | 9781845452575 |
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Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
Publication date: | 06/01/2007 |
Pages: | 400 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
MapPreface Yehuda Bauer
Prologue Huberta von Voss
Acknowledgements
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. Between Ararat and the Caucasus: Portrait of a Tiny Country in Five Lessons Tessa Hofmann
Chapter 2. The Armenian Genocide: An Interpretation Vahakn N. Dadrian
Chapter 3. The Turkish Denial of the Armenian Genocide in its European Context Taner Akçam
Chapter 4. The Silent Partner: Imperial Germany and the Young Turks’ Policy of Annihilation Wolfgang Gust
PART II: PORTRAITS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
History Chapter 5. The Investigator: Vahakn N. Dadrian, Genocide Scholar (Cambridge, MA) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 6. A Foundation of Facts and Fiction: The Poet and Writer Peter Balakian (Hamilton, NY) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 7. The Memory of Cilicia: Claude Mutafian, Historian and Mathematician (Paris) Dorothea Hahn
Chapter 8. Lord of the Books: Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation (New York City) Huberta von Voss
Words Chapter 9. Shadows and Phantoms: Michael J. Arlen, Writer and Media Critic (New York City) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 10. The Ashes of Smyrna: Marjorie Housepian Dobkin, Writer (New York City) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 11. The Tracker: Nouritza Matossian, Writer and Actress (London and Nicosia) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 12. Difficult Truths: Nancy Krikorian, Writer (New York City) Hrag Vartanian
Chapter 13. A Seedbed of Words: Hrant Dink, Editor-in-chief of the Armenian Newspaper Agos (Istanbul) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 14. La Femme révoltée: Human Rights Activist and President of the Armenian PEN-Club, Anna Hakobyan (Yerevan) Rainer Hermann
Chapter 15. Vocation: Azgayin gortsich. Zori Balayan: An Intellectual (Karabakh-Yerevan) Tessa Hofmann
Faith Chapter 16. The Catholicos of All Armenians: His Holiness Karekin II (Echmiadzin) Rainer Hermann
Chapter 17. The Modernizer with the Miter: His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia (Antelias, Beirut) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 18. Referee on a Slippery Pitch: His Beatitude Mesrop II, Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey (Istanbul) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 19. With Cellphone and Habit on Lord Byron’s Island: Father Grigoris and the Novice Artour (San Lazzaro, Venice) Huberta von Voss
Arts and Architecture
Chapter 20. Son of an Amazon: Ashot Bayandur, Painter (Nicosia and Yerevan) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 21. Seismograph of Different Worlds: Painter Sarkis Hamalbashian (Gyumri and Yerevan) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 22. Fitzcarraldo in the Olive Grove: Garo Keheyan, Philanthropist and Impresario (Nicosia) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 23. Ibis Eyes: Artist and Poetess Anna Boghiguian (Alexandria and Cairo) Huberta von Voss
Film and Photography
Chapter 24. Screening His stories: The Film-maker Atom Egoyan (Toronto) Ian Balfour
Chapter 25. Hollywood in Downtown Cairo: Van Leo, Photographer (Cairo) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 26. Beyond All Limits: On the Art of Film-maker Artavazd Peleschjan (Moscow) Gerald Matt
Music
Chapter 27. The Voice of France: Charles Aznavour, alias Varenagh Aznavourian (Paris) Pascale Hugues
Chapter 28. Under the Stars: Accordion-player Madame Anahit on the Alleys of Beyoglu (Istanbul) Christiane Schlötzer-Scotland
Commitment
Chapter 29. Ways to Identity: Berge Setrakian, President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (New York City) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 30. Daily Bread of Resolutions: Hilda Tchoboian, President of the Euro-Armenian Federation (Brussels) Daniela Weingärtner
Politics and Diplomacy
Chapter 31. From Diamonds to Diplomacy: Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (Yerevan) Rainer Hermann
Chapter 32. Armenia’s Attorney on the Banks of the Seine: Minister Patrick Devedjian, Legal Adviser to French President Chirac (Paris) Michaela Wiegel
Chapter 33. In the Mission Quicksands: Benon Sevan, Ex-Undersecretary General of the United Nations (New York City) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 34. The Man with the Mirror: The Armenian Ambassador to the OSCE and to International Organizations in Vienna, Jivan Tabibian (Vienna) Huberta von Voss
Life of Images
Chapter 35. Courier of the Czar: The Petrossian Caviar Empire and Its Owner, Armen Petrossian (Paris) Gil Eilin Jung
Chapter 36. End of a Long Journey: The Sexton Michael Stephen and the Armenians in India (Madras) Jochen Buchsteiner
Chapter 37. The Skeptic of the Jaffa Gate: Kevork Hintlian (Jerusalem) Paul Badde
Chapter 38. “Excuse me, how do I get to the front?” The Brothers Monte and Markar Melkonian (Los Angeles) Michael Krikorian
Chapter 39. The Everyday Life of a Hero: Levon Arutunyan, Veteran of the Karabakh War (Yerevan) Rainer Hermann
Chapter 40. The Magic of the Opal: The Jeweler Varoojan (John) Iskenderian (Sydney) Ron Knight
Chapter 41. ¿Vos hablás armenio? Rosita Youssefian, Teacher of Armenian (Buenos Aires) Josef Oehrlein
Chapter 42. Portrait of Survival: Reflections on the Life of Vahram S. Touryan (Pasadena) Lorna Touryan Miller
Chapter 43. Grande Dame of the Myths: The Archeologist Nina Jidejian (Beirut) Huberta von Voss
Chapter 44. A Perfectly Normal Story: Alfred and Ophelia Mouradian (Berlin) Jochen Mangelsen
PART III: SYMBOLIC PLACES
Chapter 45. Swan Song in the Holy Land: The Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem Jörg Bremer
Chapter 46. Last Stop: The desert of Deir-es-Zor Nouritza Matossian
Chapter 47. Gangway to Life: The Armenian Quarter of Bourj Hammoud in Beirut Victor Kocher
Chapter 48. Struggle for Survival: Franz Werfel and the Armenians of Musa Dagh Hannes Stein
Chapter 49. An Eye for an Eye: The Assasination of Talaat Pasa on the Hardenbergstrasse in Berlin Tessa Hofmann
Chapter 50. Inch Piti Asem? The Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Armenia Mark Grigorian
Epilogue: The Dichtomy of Truth and Denial and the Remembrance of a Courageous Turk (Toronto) K.M. Greg Sarkissian
Annex Key Dates in Armenian History Glossary Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index