Roving revolutionaries : Armenians and the connected revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman worlds / Houri Berberian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berberian, Houri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutionaries--Armenia--History--20th century.

Revolutionaries.

History.

Russia--History--Revolution, 1905-1907.

Russia.

Turkey--History--Revolution, 1908.

Turkey.

Iran--History--1905-1911.

Iran.

Armenia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 301 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]

Summary:

"This book is a study of the three contiguous and overlapping revolutions, Russian (1905), Ottoman (1908), and Iranian (1905-1911), through the lens of Armenian revolutionaries whose movements within and across these frontiers contributed to connecting the struggles as well as illuminating their study. It seeks to explore the interconnectivity of the Russian, Ottoman, and Iranian revolutions in several ways that interweave global and local. First, the study advocates a novel approach to the three revolutions, previously studied in isolation and, to a lesser degree, in comparison, that draws on a "connected histories" approach through an archivally grounded analysis of the circulation of revolutionaries, ideas, and print. The protagonists of this analysis are the roving Armenian revolutionaries and intellectuals who, because of their participation in all three revolutions, their border-crossings within the region and beyond, their adoption and interpretation of and adaptation to such influential and global ideologies as constitutionalism, federalism, and socialism become ideal subjects for a retelling of the complex story of the revolutions--a story of revolutionary linkages, of local and regional actors with global ties to big ideas. The book also aims to view the revolutions not only within their local and regional milieus but to view them as part of the global context. This approach takes into consideration the interplay of "facts on the ground," that is, phenomena particular to the region, with larger historical processes, such as revolutions in communication, transportation, and ideology that had deep and wide-ranging ramifications across the world"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Connected revolutions : local and global contexts

Active and moving spirits of disturbance? : circulation of men, arms, and print

Connected through and beyond reading : the circulation of ideas and ideologies : constitutionalism and federalism

Connected through and beyond reading : the circulation of ideas and ideologies : socialism

The egoism of the cured patient? : (in lieu of a) conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Berberian, Houri. Roving revolutionaries.

ISBN:

9780520278943

0520278941

9780520278936

0520278933

OCLC:

1048026440