Ravished Armenia: Visual media, humanitarian advocacy, and the formation of witnessing publics

American Anthropologist

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Torchin, Leshu ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Armenian genocide; Film

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144455006     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2006.108.1.214     Document Type: Article

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