Richard G. Hovannisian

The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times: Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century Richard G. Hovannisian 1997 edition

Jacket Description/Back: Armenia fell under foreign domination in the Middle Ages. This volume presents the differing Armenian experiences under Turkic, Persian, and Russian rule. Review Quotes: "[This book] provides us with the most dependable general history of the Armenians written in the English language. . .a treasure trove of information and explanation." --"Canadian Journal of History"Review Quotes: "ÝThis book¨ provides us with the most dependable general history of the Armenians written in the English language. . .a treasure trove of information and explanation." --"Canadian Journal of History" Biographical Note: Richard G. Hovannisian is the Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He is the author of Armenia on the Road to Independence (1967) and The Republic of Armenia, 4 volumes (1971-1996), ans he has edited three volumes on the Armenian genocide. A Guggenheim Fellow, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia in 1991 and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Erevan State University, Armenia. Table of Contents: Introduction; R. HovannisianThe Geography of Armenia; R. HewsenThe Formation of the Armenian People; J. RussellThe Emergence of Armenia; N. GarsoianThe Arshakuni Dynasty; N. GarsoianThe Marzpanate; N. GarsoianThe Arab Invasions and the Rise of the Bagratuni; N. GarsoianThe Independent Kingdoms of Medieval Armenia; N. GarsoianThe Byzantine Annexation of the Armenian Kingdoms of the Eleventh-Century; N. GarsoianArmenian Literary Culture through the Eleventh-Century; R. ThomsonArmenia During the Seljuk and Mongol Periods; R. BedrosianCilician Armenia; A. A. Bournoutian Medieval Armenian Literary and Cultural Trends (Twelfth - Seveteenth-Centuries); P. Crowe

Contributor Bio:  Hovannisian, Richard G Richard G. Hovannisian is distinguished professor of Armenian and Near Eastern history at the University of California, Los Angeles. He served as the associate director of the G. E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies from 1978 to 1995. A member of the UCLA faculty since 1962, he has organized the undergraduate and graduate programs in Armenian and Caucasian history. In 1987, Professor Hovannisian was appointed the first holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at the UCLA. Among his many works, Hovannisian is the author of "Armenia on the Road to Independence, The Republic of Armenia (in three volumes), The Armenian Holocaus"t and he has edited and contributed to "The Armenian Image in History and Literature, The Armenian Genocide in Perspective, The Armenian Genocide: History, Politics, Ethics; The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, "and "Remembrance and Denial: The Case of the Armenian Genocide" (1998).