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OverviewInterventions on behalf of Armenia and Armenians have come to be identified by scholars and practitioners alike as defining moments in the history of humanitarianism. This book reassesses these claims, critically examining a range of interventions by governments, international and diasporic organizations, and individuals that aimed to 'save Armenians'. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives, it traces the evolution of these interventions from the late-nineteenth century to the present day, paying particular attention to the aftermaths of the genocide and the upheavals of the post-Soviet period. The contributions connect diverse places (the Caucasus, Russia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia) to reveal shifting transnational networks of aid and intervention. Aid to Armenia explores this history, and engages critically with contemporary humanitarian questions facing Armenia, the South Caucasus region and the wider diaspora. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joanne Laycock , Francesca PianaPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press ISBN: 9781526179050ISBN 10: 1526179059 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 27 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available, will be POD  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. This is a print on demand item which is still yet to be released. Table of ContentsIntroduction – 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 -- .Reviews'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 -- . Author InformationJo Laycock is a Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. Francesca Piana is a Visiting Lecturer at the Global Studies Institute at the University of Geneva. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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