| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 197 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Massive destruction : the 1988 earthquake -- Random violence : pogroms in Azerbaijan -- Fighting for survival : the war of independence in Nagorno-Karabakh -- Surviving the winter : paying the price for independence -- We live with hope : reflections on conditions in Armenia -- Concluding reflections : the meaning of being human -- Epilogue : ten years after independence |
| Summary |
A view of how geopolitics affects ordinary people, this book documents, in words and pictures, the lives of Armenians in the last two decades. Based on interviews with three hundred Armenians and featuring Jerry Berndt's photographs, it brings together firsthand testimony about the social, economic, and spiritual circumstances of Armenians during the 1980s and 1990s, when the country faced an earthquake, pogroms, and war. This book focuses on four groups of people: survivors of the earthquakes that devastated northwestern Armenia in 1988; refugees from Azerbaijan who fled Baku and Sumgait because of pogroms against them; women, children, and soldiers who were affected by the war in Nagorno-Karabakh; and ordinary citizens who survived several winters without heat because of the blockade against Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan. The Millers' narrative situates these accounts contextually and thematically, but the voices of individuals remain paramount. The Millers also describe their personal experiences in repeated research trips, inviting us to look beyond the headlines and think beyond the circumstances of our own lives as they bring contemporary Armenia to life. --From publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994.
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Armenians -- Azerbaijan
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HISTORY.
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Armenians
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| SUBJECT |
Armenia (Republic) -- History -- 1920-1991. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005414
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Armenia (Republic) -- History -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94001983
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Armenia (Republic) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94001982
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| Subject |
Armenia (Republic)
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Azerbaijan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Miller, Lorna Touryan.
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Berndt, Jerry.
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| ISBN |
9780520929142 |
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0520929144 |
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1417522747 |
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9781417522743 |
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9780520234925 |
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0520234928 |
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