Historical Dictionary of Armenia FROM THE PUBLISHER
"While other works on Armenian history require multiple volumes, the Historical Dictionary of Armenia captures a vast amount of Armenian history in just one - the A-to-Z arrangement offers the choice of reading selectively. By broadly covering the early history and focusing on more recent events, author Rouben Paul Adalian provides readers a way to unravel many of the complexities that arise in the study of this intricate country and its sometimes confusing history." The entries are related in topical cycles covering the whole span of Armenian history. Subjects such as cities, royal dynasties, political organizations, and national leaders can thus be seen through the common threads that bind them across centuries. The smaller sections are no less important, whether the list of acronyms, which allows for easier navigation of several passages, or the exhaustive bibliography, which points toward many other significant sources of information. Perhaps the most useful section is the fully detailed chronology, which gives readers a roadmap to the countless twists and turns that fill the pages of Armenian history.
SYNOPSIS
Historian Adalian, who directs the Armenian National Institute in Washington, DC., covers the entire history of the eastern European nation, but in broad strokes before the 19th century, and in most detail for recent years. In order to reduce the fragmentation that short articles about specific topics necessarily entails, he offers entries in topical cycles, so that readers may learn about cities, royal dynasties, political organizations, national leaders, or prominent literary or business figures in a series. Supporting the dictionary are maps, a chronology, an introduction, and a bibliography; extensive cross-referencing mitigates to some degree the lack of an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR
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