Daily Life in the Abyss: Genocide Diaries, 1915-1918
Vahe Tachjian
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Description for Daily Life in the Abyss: Genocide Diaries, 1915-1918
Hardback. Research into the Armenian Genocide has grown tremendously in recent years, surprisingly little is known about the actual experiences of the genocide's victims. Daily Life in the Abyss illuminates this aspect through the intertwined stories of two Armenian families who endured forced relocation and deprivation in and around modern-day Syria. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBTZ; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Historical research into the Armenian Genocide has grown tremendously in recent years, but much of it has focused on large-scale questions related to Ottoman policy or the scope of the killing. Consequently, surprisingly little is known about the actual experiences of the genocide's victims. Daily Life in the Abyss illuminates this aspect through the intertwined stories of two Armenian families who endured forced relocation and deprivation in and around modern-day Syria. Through analysis of diaries and other source material, it reconstructs the rhythms of daily life within an often bleak and hostile environment, in the face of a gradually disintegrating ... Read more
Historical research into the Armenian Genocide has grown tremendously in recent years, but much of it has focused on large-scale questions related to Ottoman policy or the scope of the killing. Consequently, surprisingly little is known about the actual experiences of the genocide's victims. Daily Life in the Abyss illuminates this aspect through the intertwined stories of two Armenian families who endured forced relocation and deprivation in and around modern-day Syria. Through analysis of diaries and other source material, it reconstructs the rhythms of daily life within an often bleak and hostile environment, in the face of a gradually disintegrating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
War and Genocide
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785334948
SKU
V9781785334948
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About Vahe Tachjian
Vahe Tachjian received his doctorate at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. He numerous articles and books examine French colonialism, Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, and refugee issues in the Middle East. He is the project director and the chief editor of the Berlin-based Houshamdyan website, which aims to reconstruct Ottoman Armenians' local history and ... Read more
Reviews for Daily Life in the Abyss: Genocide Diaries, 1915-1918
This is a meticulously researched and thoughtfully articulated work. It sheds new light on the situation in the Middle East, especially Syria, during World War I, and adds to our understanding of the progressive dehumanization of genocide victims.
Vahram Shemmassian, California State University, Northridge
Vahram Shemmassian, California State University, Northridge