Aid to Armenia: Humanitarianism and intervention from the 1890s to the present

doi:10.7765/9781526142214

Scholars and practitioners alike have identified interventions on behalf of Armenians as watersheds in the history of humanitarianism. This volume reassesses these claims, critically examining a range of interventions by governments, international and diasporic organisations and individuals that aimed to bring ‘aid to Armenia’. Drawing on perspectives from a range of disciplines, the chapters trace the history of these interventions from the 1890s to the present, paying particular attention to the aftermaths of the Genocide and the upheavals of the post-Soviet period. Geographically, they connect diverse spaces, including the Caucasus, Russia and the Middle East, Europe, North America and South America, and Australia, revealing shifting transnational networks of aid and intervention. These chapters are followed by reflections by leading scholars in the fields of refugee history and Armenian history, Professor Peter Gatrell and Professor Ronald Grigor Suny, respectively.

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Front matter
pp i-iv
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List of illustrations
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Maps
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Introduction
pp 1-16
- By Jo Laycock
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1 - Humanitarian accountability: Anglo-American relief during the Hamidian massacres, 1894–98
pp 17-33
- By Stéphanie Prévost
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2 - Pragmatism and personalities: Etienne Brasil and Brazilian engagement with Armenia, 1912–22
pp 34-49
- By Heitor Loureiro
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3 - ‘An appeal from afar’: The challenges of compassion and the Australian humanitarian campaigns for Armenian relief, 1900–30
pp 50-65
- By Joy Damousi
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4 - Humanitarian crisis at the Ottoman–Russian border: Russian imperial responses to Armenian refugees of war and genocide, 1914–15
pp 66-82
- By Asya Darbinyan
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5 - ‘Making good’ in the Near East: The Smith College Relief Unit, Near East Relief and visions of Armenian reconstruction, 1919–21
pp 83-99
- By Rebecca Jinks
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6 - Care and connections: Orphans, refugees and Norwegian relief in the Soviet Armenian Republic, 1922–25
pp 100-114
- By Inger Marie Okkenhaug
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7 - Humanitarian diaspora?: The AGBU in Soviet Armenia, 1920–30s
pp 115-130
- By Vahé Tachjian
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8 - Tremor and change: Humanitarian interventions after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia
pp 131-146
- By Katja Doose
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9 - Humanitarian intervention meets a de facto state: International peacebuilding consortiums in Nagorny Karabakh, 2003–16
pp 147-163
- By Laurence Broers
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10 - Refuge in the ‘homeland’: The Syrians in Armenia
pp 164-180
- By Sossie Kasbarian
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Afterword: Displacement and the humanitarian response to suffering: reflections on aiding Armenia
pp 181-186
- By Peter Gatrell
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Epilogue
pp 187-189
- By Ronald Grigor Suny
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Index
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Humanitarianism and intervention from the 1890s to the present

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Front matter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of illustrations
pp vii-vii

List of contributors
pp viii-ix

Acknowledgements
pp x-xii

Figures
pp xiii-xiv

Maps
pp xv-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-16

1 - Humanitarian accountability: Anglo-American relief during the Hamidian massacres, 1894–98
pp 17-33

2 - Pragmatism and personalities: Etienne Brasil and Brazilian engagement with Armenia, 1912–22
pp 34-49

3 - ‘An appeal from afar’: The challenges of compassion and the Australian humanitarian campaigns for Armenian relief, 1900–30
pp 50-65

4 - Humanitarian crisis at the Ottoman–Russian border: Russian imperial responses to Armenian refugees of war and genocide, 1914–15
pp 66-82

5 - ‘Making good’ in the Near East: The Smith College Relief Unit, Near East Relief and visions of Armenian reconstruction, 1919–21
pp 83-99

6 - Care and connections: Orphans, refugees and Norwegian relief in the Soviet Armenian Republic, 1922–25
pp 100-114

7 - Humanitarian diaspora?: The AGBU in Soviet Armenia, 1920–30s
pp 115-130

8 - Tremor and change: Humanitarian interventions after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia
pp 131-146

9 - Humanitarian intervention meets a de facto state: International peacebuilding consortiums in Nagorny Karabakh, 2003–16
pp 147-163

10 - Refuge in the ‘homeland’: The Syrians in Armenia
pp 164-180

Afterword: Displacement and the humanitarian response to suffering: reflections on aiding Armenia
pp 181-186

Epilogue
pp 187-189

Index
pp 190-195

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