{"product_id":"armenia-portraits-of-survival-and-hope-hardcover","title":"Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald E. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorna Touryan Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Berndt\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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, \u003ci\u003eArmenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of extreme suffering and hardship, a searching look at the fight for independence, and an exceptionally complex portrait of the human spirit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA companion to the Millers' highly acclaimed work \u003ci\u003eSurvivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmenia: 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmenia: 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmenia: 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald E. Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California and author of \u003ci\u003eReinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New Millennium \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1997) and \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Liberal Christianity \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), among other books. \u003cb\u003eLorna Touryan Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of the Office for Creative Connections at All Saints Church in Pasadena, California. The Millers coauthored \u003ci\u003eSurvivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1993). \u003cb\u003eJerry Berndt\u003c\/b\u003e has taught photography at the Art Institute of Boston and the University of Massachusetts. He recieved a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1987, and work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.32 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959966265651,"sku":"9780520234925","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dJt71bJr_o9780520234925.webp?v=1768474417","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/armenia-portraits-of-survival-and-hope-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}