The resistance network : the Armenian genocide and humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria, 1915-1918 /
This book is the history of an underground network of humanitarians, missionaries and diplomats in Ottoman Syria who helped save the lives of thousands during the Armenian Genocide. The book challenges depictions of Armenians as passive victims of violence and subjects of humanitarianism, demonstrat...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Texts and studies in Armenian history, society, and culture.
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| Summary: | This book is the history of an underground network of humanitarians, missionaries and diplomats in Ottoman Syria who helped save the lives of thousands during the Armenian Genocide. The book challenges depictions of Armenians as passive victims of violence and subjects of humanitarianism, demonstrating the key role they played in organizing a humanitarian resistance to the destruction of their people. |
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 233 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781611863857 1611863856 9781611863949 1611863945 |