Surviving the Forgotten Genocide - An Armenian Memoir

This rare testimony of a survivor of the Armenian genocide tells the dramatic story of John Minassian, a young man who witnessed the loss of his family and friends but managed to escape with his life by concealing his identity and connecting with an underground network of survivors, ultimately building a new life in the United States.

About the author

John Minassian was twenty when the Armenian genocide occurred. He was the only survivor of his family, and he was ultimately able to emigrate to the United States. His grandson, Roderick Ai Camp, is McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim at Claremont McKenna College. Wendy Lower, author of the introduction, is director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights, John K. Roth Professor of History, and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. Her book, Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (Mariner Books 2013), was a National Book Award finalist.

Product details

• Authors: John Minassian
• Assisted by: Roderic Ai Camp (Foreword), Anoush Baghdassarian (Introduction), Lower Wendy (Introduction)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781538133705
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3370-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, Ottoman Empire, First World War, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Political activism, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Turkey, Middle Eastern history, War Crimes, Autobiography: historical, political and military, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, Political activism / Political engagement