Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Staff Report
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts, either offered personally, or to the Program.
Harutyun Aleksanyan, Yerevan, Armenia, for a copy of his book, World History 9 (Yerevan, 2004), 191pp., in Armenian, by Nigol Hovhannisyan, Ashot Ghukasyan, and Harutyun Aleksanyan. A ninth grade textbook on World History.
Dr. Levon Chookaszian, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia, for a copy of Hayrenadarts Iranahay Demker (Yerevan, 1997), 192pp., in Armenia, by his late father Dr. Papken Chookaszian. The book contains biographical notes on 134 Iranian-Armenians, in the field of science and culture, who had immigrated to Armenia in the years 1918-1990.
Dr. Bedross Der Matossian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for a copy of his new book, Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014), in English 249pp. This book is a study of the Ottoman Revolution of 1908, and discusses the raised hopes of Armenians, Arabs, and Jews, which later were turned into pessimism.
Hrach Kaspar, Geneva, Switzerland, for a copy of Hayots Patmutian Ejer: Italatsi nkarichneri grafikakakn ashkhatank‘nerum (Yerevan: Foreign Ministry of Armenia, 2007), 99pp., in Armenian. A beautiful reprint of a Vienna Mkhitarian publication, probably originally published in the late 19th century.
Artak Movsisyan, Yerevan, Armenia, for a copy of three of his books: The Sacred Highlands: Armenia in the Spiritual Geography of the Ancient Near East (Yerevan: Yerevan State University, 2004), 75pp., in English; The Writing Culture of Pre-Christian Armenia (Yerevan: Yerevan State University, Press, 2006), 317pp., in English; and Nakhamashtotsian Hayastani grayin hamakargnere (Pre-Mashtots Armenian Writing Systems), 395pp., in Armenian.
Konrad Siekierski, Warsaw, Poland, and Yerevan, for a copy of his new work, Armenia: kultura współczesna w ujeciu antropologicznym (Warsaw, 2014), 235pp., in Polish.
Vatche Semerdjian, Glendale, California, for copies of his new book, Under the Spotlight (Lusardzaki Tak) (Volumes 1 and 2) (Glendale, 2014), in Armenian. The books comprise essays and articles by Semerdjian about Armenia and the Diaspora. Vol. 1 (686pp.), Vol. II (613pp.).
Dr. Aghasi Tadevosyan, Yerevan, for a copy of his new book, Migration and Everyday Life: Movement Through Cultures and Practices (Yerevan: National Academy of Sciences, 2014), 140pp., in English. The book explores the effects of Armenian migration on the social and cultural life of Armenia.
Astine Zadourian, Fowler, California, for copies of three books that she has authored: Tears of Innocence: An Armenian Saga of Survival (Fowler, CA, 2006-2007), 132pp.; Fruits of Freedom: Writing from the Heart (Fowler, CA, 2013), 156pp; and Happy Birthday William Saroyan (Fowler, CA, 2008), 92pp.