The resistance network : the Armenian genocide and humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria, 1915-1918 / Khatchig Mouradian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mouradian, Khatchig, author.

Series:

Armenian History, Society, and Culture

Texts and studies in Armenian history, society, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923.

Armenians--Syria.

Armenians.

Humanitarian assistance--Syria.

Humanitarian assistance.

Internment camps--Syria.

Internment camps.

Nazi concentration camps--Syria.

Nazi concentration camps.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2021]

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Genocide and Humanitarian Relief in Aleppo

Urban Resistance to Re-deportation

Wartime Civilian Internment : Concentration Camps in Ottoman Syria

Gateways to the Desert : The Sebil, Karlık, and Bab Camps

The Euphrates Line : The Meskeneh Concentration Camp

Death and Resilience Along a Military Supply Line

Or : 'That Immense Graveyard of our Martyrs'

Survivng Talaat : The Network's Legacy.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611863857

1611863856

OCLC:

1224370744