Music and the Armenian Diaspora - Searching for Home in Exile (Paperback)

Survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915 and their descendants have used music to adjust to a life in exile and counter fears of obscurity. In this nuanced and richly detailed study, Sylvia Angelique Alajaji shows how the boundaries of Armenian music and identity have been continually redrawn: from the identification of folk music with an emergent Armenian nationalism under Ottoman rule to the early postgenocide diaspora community of Armenian musicians in New York, a more self-consciously nationalist musical tradition that emerged in Armenian communities in Lebanon, and more recent clashes over music and politics in California. Alajaji offers a critical look at the complex and multilayered forces that shape identity within communities in exile, demonstrating that music is deeply enmeshed in these processes. Multimedia components available online include video and audio recordings to accompany each case study.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Sylvia Angelique Alajaji
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-01761-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	0-253-01761-0
Barcode:	9780253017611

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