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Surviving the Forgotten Genocide
An Armenian Memoir
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2020
Summary
A rare and poignant testimony of a survivor of the Armenian genocide.
The twentieth century was an era of genocide, which started with the Turkish destruction of more than one million Armenian men, women, and children—a modern process of total, violent erasure that began in 1895 and exploded under the cover of the First World War. John Minassian lived through this as a young man, witnessing the murder of his kin, concealing his identity as an orphan and laborer in Syria, and eventually immigrating to the United States to start his life anew. A rare testimony of a survivor of the Armenian genocide, one of just a handful of accounts in English, Minassian’s memoir is breathtaking in its vivid portraits of Armenian life and culture and poignant in its sensitive recollections of the many people who harmed and helped him. As well as a searing testimony, his memoir documents the wartime policies and behavior of Ottoman officials and their collaborators; the roles played by foreign armies and American missionaries; and the ultimate collapse of the empire. The author’s journey, and his powerful story of perseverance, despair, and survival, will resonate with readers today.
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Edition
1/2020
Copyright Year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-3370-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-3371-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
260
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Foreword. Memories of My Grandfather No access
Introduction No access
Preface No access
1. Sivas No access Pages 1 - 28
2. Gurun No access Pages 29 - 52
3. Many Hills Yet to Climb No access Pages 53 - 74
4. The Reverend of Aleppo No access Pages 75 - 114
