This book critically examines the history of humanitarianism and intervention on behalf of Armenia and Armenians from the late nineteenth century to the post-Soviet era. Examining a diverse set of case studies, the contributors show how the case of Armenia informs histories of humanitarianism and, in turn, how the history of humanitarianism illuminates the history of Armenia. -- .
Edited by:
Joanne Laycock,
Francesca Piana
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 481g
ISBN: 9781526142207
ISBN 10: 1526142201
Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 05 October 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction – Jo Laycock and Francesca Piana 1 Humanitarian accountability: Anglo-American relief during the Hamidian massacres, 1894-98 – Stéphanie Prévost 2 Pragmatism and personalities: Etienne Brasil and Brazilian engagement with Armenia, 1912-22 – Heitor Loureiro 3 ‘An appeal from afar’: the challenges of compassion and the Australian humanitarian campaigns for Armenian relief, 1900-30 – Joy Damousi 4 Humanitarian crisis at the Ottoman-Russian border: Russian imperial responses to Armenian refugees of war and genocide, 1914-15 – Asya Darbinyan 5 'Making good' in the Near East: The Smith College Relief Unit, Near East Relief, and visions of Armenian reconstruction, 1919-21 – Rebecca Jinks 6 Care and connections: Orphans, refugees, and Norwegian relief in the Soviet Armenian Republi,c 1922-25 – Inger Marie Okkenhaug 7 Humanitarian Diaspora? The AGBU in Soviet Armenia, 1920-30s – Vahé Tachjian 8 Tremor and change: Humanitarian interventions after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia – Katja Doose 9 Humanitarian intervention meets a de facto state: International peacebuilding consortiums in Nagorny Karabakh, 2003-16 – Laurence Broers 10 Refuge in the ‘homeland’: The Syrians in Armenia – Sossie Kasbarian Afterword: Displacement and the humanitarian response to suffering: reflections on aiding Armenia – Peter Gatrell Epilogue – Ronald Grigor Suny -- .
Jo Laycock is a Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester Francesca Piana is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Trento
Reviews for Aid to Armenia: Humanitarianism and Intervention from the 1890s to the Present
'This is the 11th volume in the timely and consistently well-edited series “Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches.” Ten essays, an important introduction, an afterword, and an epilogue present and analyze over a century of humanitarian attempts to help Armenia and Armenians when they were ruled by Ottoman Turkey, Tsarist Russia, and the Soviet Union, or after independence. Some of the best essays are specific and focused, such as Sossie Kasbarian’s “Refuge in the ‘Homeland,’” about Syrian Armenians seeking shelter and humanitarian help due to the ongoing catastrophe in Syria. Others offer accounts of and draw lessons from countries contributing aid, as in Heitor Loureiro’s surprising narrative of attempts to engage Brazil. Vahé Tachjian’s thoughtful account of contributions from a major philanthropic organization of the Armenian diaspora helpfully directs attention to non-state sources of assistance. Not all essays can be enumerated, but Asya Darbinyan’s rich and compact examination of Russian imperial responses to humanitarian catastrophe achieves a particularly complex task well, pointing out differences between assistance coming from first responders, institutions, and then states. The editors instructively summarize the wealth of actions and discourses that together constitute not just Armenian but all modern humanitarianism in this essential collection.' CHOICE -- .
