Anjar, 1939-2019 : rebuilding Musa Dagh in Lebanon /
The small city of Anjar lies about sixty kilometers east of Beirut, in Lebanon. Its history borders on the miraculous. In 1939, a group of Armenians from the area Musa Dagh, who had survived the massacre and persecution perpetrated by the Young Turks, found each other. With support from the French c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Hatje Cantz,
[2020]
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| Summary: | The small city of Anjar lies about sixty kilometers east of Beirut, in Lebanon. Its history borders on the miraculous. In 1939, a group of Armenians from the area Musa Dagh, who had survived the massacre and persecution perpetrated by the Young Turks, found each other. With support from the French colonial government, they managed to buy the land. Not only did the city planning that ensued foresee giving each family some land and a house, they also built three confessional schools in Anjar that were apostolic, catholic and protestant. In celebration of the city's eightieth anniversary, the architects Vartivar Jaklian and Hossep Baboyan discuss this utopia, which is devoted to social and individual life, in this illustrated volume containing historical sketches and current photographs, as well as companion texts. The film accompanying the book also features interviews with today's residents of Anjar. |
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| Item Description: | DVD titled: Anjar 1939-2019 : rebuilding Musa Dagh in Lebanon / a film by Hossep Baboyan. 2019. In Italian and Armenian with English and Italian subtitles. |
| Physical Description: | 143 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 x 31 cm. + 1 videodisc ((31 min.) : color ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783775746656 377574665X |