Richard G Hovannisian

Biographic Data

ID1036271
NAMERichard G Hovannisian
GIVEN NAMESRichard G
FAMILY NAMEHovannisian
SIGNATUREHOVANNISIAN R G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Los Angeles
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS28
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1968
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX3

  • The Armenian Genocide in Perspective

    Richard G Hovannisian, Terrence Des Pres et al.BOOKArmenian Genocide in Perspective2017

    Seven decades after the destruction of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian genocide remains largely ignored by governments and forgotten by the world public, even though the annihilation of Armenians was headlined around the world in 1915. Scholarly investigation of the Armenian genocide is just beginning, made more difficult by the tendency of many establishment figures to rationalize the past and the attempt of perpetrat…

  • Armenian Genocide in Perspective

    Richard G Hovannisian, Stephen R GraubardBOOKArmenian Genocide in Perspective2017

  • The Armenian Genoeide and Patterns of Denial

    Richard G HovannisianCHAPTERArmenian Genocide in Perspective2017

    The large corpus of evidence of genocide notwithstanding, the mechanism of denial and rationalization was put in motion as soon as the deportations began. Turkish publications and official declarations pointed to Armenian disloyalty, exploitation, and imminent general rebellion at a time when the fatherland was struggling for survival in a war on several fronts. The Turkish wartime publications were roundly refuted in the West, and it seemed that…

  • Denial of the Armenian Genocide 100 Years Later

    Richard G HovannisianARTICLEGenocide Studies International2015Cited by: 1References: 3

    This essay assesses the several phases of denial from the time of the 1915 Armenian Genocide to the present, with emphasis on the most recent stage and contemporary deniers in the United States. The study analyzes their arguments and approaches, with particular attention on negationist assertions relating to intent and the claimed necessity of counterinsurgency measures against the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire. It gives numerous exam…

  • Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam

    Josef Meri, Josef W Meri et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…2001

  • The Persian Presence in the Islamic World

    Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Richard G Hovannisian et al.ARTICLEStudia Islamica2000Cited by: 6

    Presentation of award Georges Sabagh Introduction Amin Banani 1. The Persian presence in the Islamic world Ehsan Yarshater 2. Persian scientists in the Islamic world: astronomy from Maragha to Samarqand George Saliba 3. The West-Eastern Divan: the influence of Persian poetry in East and West Annemarie Schimmel 4. Ideas of time in Persian mysticism Gerhard Bowering 5. Persian miniatures: illustrations or paintings Oleg Grabar 6. The Persian contri…

  • Armenian Van/Vaspurakan

    Richard G HovannisianBOOKArmenian Van/Vaspurakan2000

  • "The Thousand and One Nights" in Arabic Literature and Society

    Aboubakr Chraïbi, Richard G Hovannisian et al.ARTICLEStudia Islamica1998Cited by: 5

    Introduction Fedwa Malti-Douglas 1. The Thousand and One Nights in Arabic literature and society Andre Miquel 2. Historical and mythical Baghdad in the tale of Ali b. Bakkar and Shams al-Nahar, or the resurgence of the imaginary Jamel Eddine Bencheikh 3. Aja'ib in The Thousand and One Nights Roy P. Mottahedeh 4. Shahrazad Feminist Fedwa Malti-Douglas 5. Nihil obstat in storytelling? Seeger A. Bonebakker 6. From history to fiction: the tale told b…

  • Poetry and Mysticism in Islam

    John Renard, Amin Banani et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…1997

  • Poetry and Mysticism in Islam, the Heritage of Rumi

    Michel Chodkiewicz, Amin Banani et al.ARTICLEStudia Islamica1995Cited by: 3

  • Moi vospominaniia v gody nezavisimosti Gruzii, 1917-1921

    Richard G Hovannisian, G I KvinitadzeARTICLEThe Russian Review1987

    Воспоминания грузинского военачальника генерала-майора Георгия Квинитадзе, возглавлявшего вооруженные силы Грузии в ходе четырех оборонительных войн, проведенных возрожденным грузинским государством в течение короткого периода независимости в начале ХХ века

  • The Republic of Armenia, Vol. 2

    John R Russell, Richard G HovannisianARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…1987

  • The Armenian genocide in perspective

    Richard G HovannisianBOOKThe Armenian genocide in…1986

    Seven decades after the destruction of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian genocide remains largely ignored by governments and forgotten by the world public, even though the annihilation of Armenians was headlined around the world in 1915. Scholarly investigation of the Armenian genocide is just beginning, made more difficult by the tendency of many establishment figures to rationalize the past and the attempt of perpetrat…

  • The Republic of Armenia. Volume 2

    Ronald Grigor Suny, Richard G HovannisianARTICLEThe Russian Review1983Cited by: 1

  • The Critic's View

    Open AccessRichard G Hovannisian, Stanford J Shaw et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal Middle East…1978Cited by: 3References: 4

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  • The Battle of Sardarabad

    Richard G Hovannisian, Jacques KayaloffARTICLEThe Russian Review1975Cited by: 1

  • Dimensions of Democracy and Authority in Caucasian Armenia, 1917-1920

    Richard G HovannisianARTICLEThe Russian Review1974

  • The Republic of Armenia. Volume I

    Peter Kenez, Richard G HovannisianARTICLEThe Russian Review1973

    Richard Hovannisian completes his definitive history of the first independent Armenian state in modern times and provides the basis for comparison with the new Armenian republic established in 1991 after seven decades of Soviet rule. Based on Armenian, Russian, Turkish, German, Italian, French, and English-language archival materials, these volumes provide the first comprehensive, multidimensional analysis of this critical turning point in Armeni…

  • Armenia and the Caucasus in the Genesis of the Soviet–Turkish Entente

    Open AccessRichard G HovannisianARTICLEInternational Journal Middle East…1973Cited by: 4References: 10

    On 26 April 1920, three days after the opening of the Grand National Assembly in Angora (Ankara), Mustafa Kemal addressed his first officially confirmed message to the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) of Russia. Shortly thereafter, Bekir Sami Bey (Kundah), Turkish foreign minister, departed for negotiations in Mosocow.A draft treaty was initialed in August and delivered to Angora in September, and in March 1921 the governments of the Tu…

  • Simon Vratzian and Armenian nationalism

    Richard G HovannisianARTICLEMiddle Eastern Studies1969

    In the beginning was the land of Armenia and the Kingdom of Bagratuni -Ani. And Ani became Volga. And Volga became Crimea. And Crimea became Don. And Don became Republic of Armenia. And Republic became the entire world. And the Armenian became a citizen of the world. This is my story, and, changing the names, the story of all Armenians, past and present.' So begins Kianki Ughinerov ('Along Life's Ways'), the semi-autobiographical work of Simon Vr…

  • Armenia on the Road to Independence

    E Sarkisyanz, Richard G HovannisianARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…1969

  • Armenia on the Road to Independence, 1918

    David Marshall Lang, Richard G HovannisianARTICLEThe Russian Review1968Cited by: 2

  • The Allies and Armenia, 1915–18

    Open AccessRichard G HovannisianARTICLEJournal of Contemporary History1968Cited by: 2