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Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope
Contributor(s): Miller, Donald E. (Author), Miller, Lorna Touryan (Author), Berndt, Jerry (Photographer)

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 ISBN: 0520234928     ISBN-13: 9780520234925
Publisher: University of California Press
OUR PRICE: $89.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2003
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Annotation: "Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope provides a moving testimony to the indomitable spirit and the character of the Armenian people. Both the text and the photos bespeak their courage and strength. This book will ennoble and inspire all who read it."

David Ellenson, president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

"Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope is an extraordinary journey into the traumatic condition the Republic of Armenia has endured during the past 15 years. Donald and Lorna Touryan Miller put before us, in an elegant and unsentimental way, the voices of Armenian citizens as they discuss their struggles with natural disaster, massacre, war, and the ensuing Turkish and Azeri blockade of their country. In the depth and texture of these voices, the Millers have captured the agony and the resilience of human being as they struggle to keep their ancient civilization alive in its new era. Every citizen of the planet will want to read this book."

Peter Balakian, author of Black Dog of Fate


Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Photography | Photojournalism
- History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union
- Photography | Individual Photographers - General
Dewey: 947.560
LCCN: 2003000596
Lexile Measure: 1080(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.34" W x 9.32" L (1.23 lbs) 248 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Russia
- Cultural Region - Middle East
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps
Review Citations: New York Review of Books 11/20/2003 pg. 37
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1138
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
A remarkable view of how geopolitics affects ordinary people, this book documents, in words and pictures, the lives of Armenians in the last two decades. Based on intimate interviews with three hundred Armenians and featuring Jerry Berndt's superb photographs, it brings together firsthand testimony about the social, economic, and spiritual circumstances of Armenians during the 1980s and 1990s, when the country faced an earthquake, pogroms, and war. At times shocking and deeply emotional, "Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope "is a story of extreme suffering and hardship, a searching look at the fight for independence, and an exceptionally complex portrait of the human spirit.
A companion to the Millers' highly acclaimed work "Survivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide, "which documented the genocide of 1915, this book focuses on four groups of people: survivors of the earthquakes that devastated northwestern Armenia in 1988; refugees from Azerbaijan who fled Baku and Sumgait because of pogroms against them; women, children, and soldiers who were affected by the war in Nagorno-Karabakh; and ordinary citizens who survived several winters without heat because of the blockade against Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan. The Millers' narrative situates these accounts contextually and thematically, but the voices of individuals remain paramount. The Millers also describe their personal experiences in repeated research trips, inviting us to look beyond the headlines and think beyond the circumstances of our own lives as they bring contemporary Armenia to life.
 
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