Reforging a Forgotten History by Sargon Donabed
Were they simply bystanders, victims of collateral damage who played a passive role in its history? Furthermore, how have they negotiated their position throughout various periods of Iraq's state-building processes? This book details a narrative of Iraq in the twentieth century and refashions the Assyrian experience as an integral part of Iraq's broader contemporary historiography. It is the first comprehensive account to contextualize a native experience alongside the emerging state. Using primary and secondary data, this book offers a nuanced exploration of the dynamics that have affected and determined the trajectory of the Assyrians' experience in twentieth-century Iraq.
Sargon Donabed provides a comprehensive overview of the modern Assyrian story, merging emic and etic perspectives of their struggle to attain sovereignty over the past century and beyondHis work offers both an informative source for Assyrian ethnic history and an alternative reading for Mesopotamian regional history as a whole. * Nabil Al-Tikriti, University of Mary Washington *
In telling the story of modern Assyrian responses to a history of tragedy, Sargon Donabed helps us understand them as actors in their own right. He thereby rewrites Iraqi history from the perspective of the oppressed. No longer may we ignore the plight of this misunderstood minority. * Paul S. Rowe, Trinity Western University *
In telling the story of modern Assyrian responses to a history of tragedy, Sargon Donabed helps us understand them as actors in their own right. He thereby rewrites Iraqi history from the perspective of the oppressed. No longer may we ignore the plight of this misunderstood minority. * Paul S. Rowe, Trinity Western University *
Sargon George Donabed is a professor specialising in Assyrian Studies, Folklore and Mythology and Animal Studies in the Department of History, English Literature, and Culture at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. He is co-editor of The Assyrian Heritage: Threads of Continuity and Influence (Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2012) and Religion and the State: Europe and North America in the 17th and 18th centuries (Lexington Books, 2012) and co-author of The Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts (Arcadia Publishing, 2006). He is a series co-editor for Perspectives on Assyrian Studies with Syracuse University Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748686025 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748686029 |
| Title | Reforging a Forgotten History |
| Author | Sargon Donabed |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2015-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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