(Re)constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria; ethno-cultural diversity and the state in the aftermath of a refugee crisis.9781845453527 (Re)constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria; ethno-cultural diversity and the state in the aftermath of a refugee crisis. Migliorino, Nicola. Berghahn Books 2008 242 pages $75.00 Hardcover Studies in forced migration; v.21 DS80 Miglorino (international studies, Al Akhawayn U., Morocco Morocco, country, Africa Morocco (mərŏk`ō), officially Kingdom of Morocco, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 32,726,000), 171,834 sq mi (445,050 sq km), NW Africa. ) explores the experiences of Armenians in Syria and Lebanon from a number of different dimensions. He first examines the circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or under which the bulk of the Armenian community arrived in those countries during the Genocide genocide, in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. of 1915-16. He then discusses the transition of these communities from "nationalism in exile" to "diasporic transnationalism Transnationalism is a social movement grown out of the heightened interconnectivity between people all around the world and the loosening of boundaries between countries. " and how this transition interacted with the different approaches taken by Lebanon and Syria towards their own cultural diversity. Finally, he addresses the ethno-political dimensions of the Armenian presence. Chronologically chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. , his discussion stretches from 1915 to the early 2000s. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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