The armenian genocideholocaust is touched upon throughout the book, but the added dimension of the deceit. Marjorie dobkins insightful book is about the failure of the great powers, including the u. Marjorie housepian in her book, the smyrna affair wrote about the fate of the archbishop chrysostomos, who could have escaped but refused to leave his flock. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. The smyrna affair by marjorie housepian dobkin a readable copy. He has several short stories written about thrace and smyrna, which appear in his book in our time. He says he can source the opium that anchises wants for pretorius from turkey. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Hatzidimitriou tessa hoffman, matthias bjornlund, and vasileios meichanetsidis editors, the genocide of the ottoman greeks. In fact, cal has inherited a rare genetic mutation. A houselul ol llistony marjorie housepian dobkins name first became famous with the publication of her novel, a houseful. The devastation at smyrna in 1922 is a prime example of the dangers that the convergence of racism, politics and greed can present, a pernicious stew that continues to influence our relationship. The smyrna affair by marjorie housepian dobkin alibris.
In the spring of 1974, calliope stephanides, a student at a girls school in grosse pointe, finds herself drawn to a chainsmoking, strawberryblond classmate with a gift for acting. The destruction of a city by marjorie housepian dobkin is a the first account of what happened in one of the worlds worst human tragedies, the burning of smyrna and the murder of its christian population by mustapha kemal ataturk while the allies just watched and afterwards took part in a massive coverup that continues to this. A painstaking, incisive account of the 1922 devastation of smyrna now izmir in western turkey and the events, both accidental and collusive, leading up to it, in which the effects one and a half million died are quietly assessed and the blame is not so quietly conferred. This book reveals the origins of festering current hostilities in eastern europe and the. Alif art books, maps, engravings, ottoman and european. Genocide museum the armenian genocide museuminstitute. The passion that furtively develops between them leads callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. Her books include the novel a houseful of love a new york times and new. To ask other readers questions about smyrna 1922, please sign up. Her books include the novel a houseful of love a new york times bestseller and the history smyrna 1922.
The smyrna affair by marjorie housepian dobkin, hardcover. Hello there, everyone new board user here as the topic title suggests, im looking for any book that might deal in depth with the allied occupation of istanbul between 1918 and 1923. This is a wonderfully researched book on one of the darkest periods in armeniangreekturkish history. As dimitri komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city, where christians, jews and moslems live side by side.
The patriarch was walking slowly down the steps of the konak when the general appeared on the balcony and cried out to. It was in the course of a trip eastward through europe and the middle east that i first heard controversy about the burning of smyrna. This book is a reprint with a new introduction of the 1972 london edition of mh71. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Ahif p o l i c y j o arbeitsgruppe anerkennung aga. The first comprehensive account of the burning of the city and the expulsion of the christians from turkey in 1922. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Dobkins book was written at a critical period in history for political affairs in the balkans. The smyrna affair marjorie housepian dobkin snippet view 1971. Turkish war of independence the reader wiki, reader view. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Marjorie housepian dobkin, barnard college, columbia university, n. The smyrna affair by marjorie housepian dobkin 1971.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. This book reveals the origins of festering current hostilities in eastern europe and the middle east and attitudes towards the united states, whose diplomatic stance during and after the smyrna catastrophe set an enduring pattern. For further accounts of this all but forgotten tragedy, i recommend the marjorie housepian dobkin book smyrna 1922. Marjorie anais housepian dobkin 19221121november 21, 1922 202 08february 8, 20 was an author and an english professor at barnard college, columbia university, new york. Dobkins book, then, not only informs greekamericans about the christian holocaust of smyrna, but also sets the tragedy within a larger historical context of racism and genocide, topics as relevant today as they were centuries ago.
A lot of three books, a marjorie housepian dobkin, the smyrna affair, harcourt brace 9 a lot of three books, a marjorie housepian dobkin, the smyrna affair, harcourt brace alif art. The smyrna affair by marjorie housepian harcourt brace jovanovich new york 1971. The smyrna affair by marjorie housepian dobkin goodreads. An account of the sack of smyrna by the turks in 1922. Victoria hislops new novel, the thread, is published by headline books on october 27. Marjorie housepian dobkin has rendered the first account of what took place within the city. Marjorie anais housepian dobkin november 21, 1922 february 8, 20 was professor emerita in english at barnard college, columbia university, new york. Middlesex by jeff eugenides by bloomsbury publishing issuu. Finally, bumping into the leather ottoman and the circular coffee table made of brass, he found my. Our father among the saints, chrysostomos of smyrna birth name kalafatis, in greek, 18671922, was a metropolitan of the greek orthodox population of smyrna now izmir in turkey between 1910 and 1914 and again from 1919 to his death in 1922.
The destruction of a city dobkin, marjorie housepian, housepian. Smyrna covers the subsequent destruction of the city by the forces of kemal attaturk although he apparently lay the blame for the massacre at his predecessors door. Marjorie housepian wrote in her books introduction, greeks constituted the majority. Marjorie anais housepian dobkin november 21, 1922 february 8, 20 was an author and an english professor at barnard college, columbia university, new york. New york, harcourt brace jovanovich 1971 ocolc580545919. The destruction of a city by marjorie housepian dobkin. Buy the smyrna affair by marjorie housepian dobkin online at alibris. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. And indeed to the kent state university press and john hubbell as its director for making this book available once again. The chanak affair septemberoctober 1922 balkan studies 202 1979, 332. Still, it was the publication of her the smyrna affair in the us in. The allied occupation of istanbul, 191823 great war forum.
The destruction of a city, 1998 a reprint with a new introduction of the 1972 london edition of the smyrna affair, harcourt, brace, jovanovich, 1971. Mh71 marjorie housepian, the smyrna affair, harcourt, brace, jovanovich, 1971. Here is what marjorie housepian dobkin, wrote about the first conquest of smyrna in 1402 by tamerlane and his muslim army in her book. The mardigian library will continue to provide virtual research support. Librarians and library staff are available to answer questions from faculty and students during virtual library hours, either by email or chat. Marjorie housepian dobkin has rendered the first account of. The destruction of a city, and also the book the blight of asia written by. Turkish war of independence project gutenberg self. The destruction of a city by marjorie housepian dobkin and was educated at roberts robert college istanbul.
The thread is published on october 27 victoria hislop. Studies on the statesponsored campaign of extermination of. Also an account of how political interests and money interests can easily trump mere humanitarian concerns. Modern greek fiction and the asia minor disaster of 1922, univ. Per the governors executive order, the mardigian library stamelos gallery center building will be closed effective 3 pm march 16 until midnight, april, 2020.
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