Imprint:  Sterndale classics ISBN 1-903656-22-2   156 pages   Price: UKŁ12.00 / US$20.00 plus shipping. To order contact books@gomidas.org or books@garodbooks.com..

Originally published in 1854, this book is an absorbing account of Ottoman provincial life before the final demise of the Ottoman state.

Written by a scholar, statesman, and old-style imperialist, the book reflects on the harsh uplands of Ottoman Armenia. Humourous throughout, it tells us about the virtues of tezek, the pitfalls of winter travel, trout fishing at Tortoum, as well as relations between local Armenians, Kurds, and Turks. Some of Curzon's notions about the history of the region, even when erroneous, give us insights onto European perceptions at that time. Curzon's Armenia: A Year in Erzeroom is an exellent introduction to the geography, ethnography, and politics of a turbulent region.

NOTE: The present edition of Armenia: A Year in Erzeroom, and the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia is taken from the 1854 publication of this title by Harper & Brothers, New York.

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