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200	1		_aArmenian Smyrna/Izmir _bTexte imprim _eThe Aegean Communities _fRichard G. Hovannisian
210			_aCalifornia _cMazda publishers _d2012 _bCosta Mesa
215			_a1 vol. (301p.) _cill. _d23 cm
225	1		_aUCLA Armenian history and culture series _iHistoric Armenian cities and provinces _v11
300			_aEn haut de la page de titre : Historic Armenian cities and provinces, 11
300			_a
320			_aNotes bibliogr. Index
330			_aFrom early antiquity, the Armenian people developed a rich and distinctive culture on the great Armenian highland plateau extending from Asia Minor to the Caucasus. On that crossroad, they interacted on many levels with civilizations of the Orient and Occident. Also from early times, Armenian colonies and communities were established beyond the highland, along the seacoasts of the Black, Mediterranean, and Aegean seas and onward to other continents. One such community was that of Smyrna along the Ionian coastline, which figures so heavily in Hellenic civilization and biblical history. The natural harbor of Smyrna attracted merchants from around the world, and from the Middle Ages onward Armenian settlers arrived from throughout Asia Minor and from their troubled homelands stretching eastward to the plain of Ararat, Karabagh, and northern Iran. Although numbering barely 25,000 persons when the surrounding towns and villages are taken into account, the Smyrna community stood out in its prosperity and adoption of Western modes and styles. Its merchants flourished in the Italian city states and as far west as Manchester, England, and participated in the eastern trade as far as Persia and the Indian Ocean. Smyrna, more familiar as Izmir in Turkish and modern usage, played a key role not only in Armenian commercial history but also in the national process of intellectual, cultural, and social enlightenment. Schools and churches, dramatic and musical groups, and athletic and sporting associations thrived there in the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century until the swift demise of the entire community in the chaos and Great Fire of 1922. All these aspects are presented in this volume.
410			_0137770596 _tUCLA Armenian history and culture series _bTexte imprim _oHistoric Armenian cities and provinces _cCosta Mesa _nMazda Publishers _d2000- _v11
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702		1	_3028403630 _9744 _aHovannisian _bRichard G. _f1932-.... _4340
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