Aid to Armenia : relief, humanitarianism and intervention from the 1890s to the present

This book critically examines the history of humanitarianism and intervention on behalf of Armenia and Armenians from the late nineteenth century to the post-Soviet era. Examining a diverse set of case studies, the contributors show how the case of Armenia informs histories of humanitarianism and, in turn, how the history of humanitarianism illuminates the history of Armenia. -- . Introduction -- Jo Laycock and Francesca Piana1 Humanitarian accountability: Anglo-American relief during the Hamidian massacres, 1894-98 -- Stéphanie Prévost2 Pragmatism and personalities: Etienne Brasil and Brazilian engagement with Armenia, 1912-22 -- Heitor Loureiro3 'An appeal from afar': the challenges of compassion and the Australian humanitarian campaigns for Armenian relief, 1900-30 -- Joy Damousi4 Humanitarian crisis at the Ottoman-Russian border: Russian imperial responses to Armenian refugees of war and genocide, 1914-15 -- Asya Darbinyan5 'Making good' in the Near East: The Smith College Relief Unit, Near East Relief, and visions of Armenian reconstruction, 1919-21 -- Rebecca Jinks6 Care and connections: Orphans, refugees, and Norwegian relief in the Soviet Armenian Republi,c 1922-25 -- Inger Marie Okkenhaug7 Humanitarian Diaspora? The AGBU in Soviet Armenia, 1920-30s -- Vahé Tachjian 8 Tremor and change: Humanitarian interventions after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia -- Katja Doose9 Humanitarian intervention meets a de facto state: International peacebuilding consortiums in Nagorny Karabakh, 2003-16 -- Laurence Broers10 Refuge in the 'homeland': The Syrians in Armenia -- Sossie KasbarianAfterword: Displacement and the humanitarian response to suffering: reflections on aiding Armenia -- Peter GatrellEpilogue -- Ronald Grigor Suny Front matter Contents List of illustrations List of contributors Acknowledgements Figures Maps Introduction Humanitarian accountability: Anglo-American relief during the Hamidian massacres, 1894–98 Pragmatism and personalities: Etienne Brasil and Brazilian engagement with Armenia, 1912–22 ‘An appeal from afar’: The challenges of compassion and the Australian humanitarian campaigns for Armenian relief, 1900–30 Humanitarian crisis at the Ottoman–Russian border: Russian imperial responses to Armenian refugees of war and genocide, 1914–15 ‘Making good’ in the Near East: The Smith College Relief Unit, Near East Relief and visions of Armenian reconstruction, 1919–21 Care and connections: Orphans, refugees and Norwegian relief in the Soviet Armenian Republic, 1922–25 Humanitarian diaspora? The AGBU in Soviet Armenia, 1920–30s Tremor and change: Humanitarian interventions after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia Humanitarian intervention meets a de facto state: International peacebuilding consortiums in Nagorny Karabakh, 2003–16 Refuge in the ‘homeland’: The Syrians in Armenia Afterword: Displacement and the humanitarian response to suffering: reflections on aiding Armenia Epilogue Index 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.-- Publisher's website