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Toumani, Meline.

There was and there was not : a journey through hate and possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and beyond / Meline Toumani.

First edition.

New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

x, 286 pages : map ; 24 cm

A young Armenian-American goes to Turkey in a 'love thine enemy' experiment that becomes a transformative reflection on how we use-- and abuse-- our personal histories.

Toumani, Meline.

Toumani, Meline -- Travel -- Turkey.

Armenian Americans -- Ethnic identity.

Armenian massacres, 1915-1923 -- Influence.

Genocide -- Armenia -- Psychological aspects.

Social change -- Turkey.

Armenia -- Relations -- Turkey.

Turkey -- Relations -- Armenia.

Turkey -- Social conditions -- 1960-

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-286).

Diaspora. When we talk about what happened ; Summer camp, Franklin, Massachusetts, 1989 ; "How did they kill your grandparents?" ; A real Armenian ; False assumptions ; "With this madness, what art could there be? -- "Alternate realities. "So you are a bit mixed up now" ; "Armenians are killers of children" ; January 19, 2007 -- Turkey. Paradoxes ; Language ; Knowing and not knowing ; How to be a Turk ; Official history -- Armenia. Country on maps ; Hello, Homeland! ; Reunions -- Power. The narcissism of small similarities ; Excess baggage ; Soccer diplomacy ; Terms.

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