There was and there was not : A journey through hate and possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and beyond /

"A young Armenian-American goes to Turkey in a 'love thine enemy' experiment that becomes a transformative reflection on how we use--and abuse--our personal histories. Meline Toumani grew up in a close-knit Armenian community in New Jersey where Turkish restaurants were shunned and pr...

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Auteur principal: Toumani, Meline
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New York : Metropolitan Books ; Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
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Table des matières:
  • Cont.: Pt. I. Diaspora : When we talk about what happened ; Summer camp, Franklin, Massachusetts, 1989 ; "How did they kill your grandparents?" ; A real Armenian ; False assumptions ; "With this madness, what art could there be?"
  • Pt. II. Alternate realities : "So you are a bit mixed up, now" ; "Armenians are killers of children" ; January 19, 2007
  • Pt. III. Turkey : Paradoxes ; Language ; Knowing and not knowing ; How to be a Turk ; Official history
  • Pt. IV. Armenia : Country on maps ; Hello, homeland! ; Reunions
  • Pt. V. Power : The narcissism of small similarities ; Excess baggage ; Soccer diplomacy ; Terms.