The Armenians: From Kings and Priests to Merchants and Commissars

[...] the trappings of the field, dominated by diaspora Armenians in the North American and European academies, are reproduced in the book: an overemphasis on the diaspora throughout history, the centrality of the 19th-century revolutionary parties, and the central role of certain political actors i...

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Published inInternational Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 702 - 704
Main Author Antaramian, Richard
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.11.2008
Subjects
19th century
Armenians
Centrality
Diaspora
Diasporas, Minorities, and "Miners" in Historical Perspective
Merchants
Middle East
Middle East studies
Middle Eastern history
National history
Nationalism
Nonfiction
Occupations
Politics
Priests
Regional studies
Armenia
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Summary:[...] the trappings of the field, dominated by diaspora Armenians in the North American and European academies, are reproduced in the book: an overemphasis on the diaspora throughout history, the centrality of the 19th-century revolutionary parties, and the central role of certain political actors in the contemporary diaspora.
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ISSN:0020-7438
1471-6380
DOI:10.1017/S0020743808081725