{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-ani-krikor-balakian-9781978802919","title":"The Ruins of Ani: A Journey to Armenia's Medieval Capital and Its Legacy","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prize for Excellence in Armenian Studies (NAASR)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, the city of Ani was the jewel of the Armenian kingdom, renowned far and wide for its magnificent buildings. Known as the city of 1001 churches, Ani was a center for artistic innovation, and its architecture is a potential missing link between Byzantine and Gothic styles. By the fifteenth century, Ani was virtually abandoned, its stunning buildings left to crumble. Yet its ruins have remained a symbol of cultural accomplishment that looms large in the Armenian imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ruins of Ani \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique combination of history, art criticism, and travel memoir that takes readers on a thousand-year journey in search of past splendors. Today, Ani is a popular tourist site in Turkey, but the city has been falsified in its presentation by the Turkish government in order to erase Armenian history in the wake of the Armenian Genocide. This timely publication also raises questions about the preservation of major historic monuments in the face of post atrocity campaigns of cultural erasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally written by young priest Krikor Balakian in 1910, just a few years before the Armenian genocide, this book offers a powerful and poignant counterpart to Balakian's acclaimed genocide memoir \u003ci\u003eArmenian Golgotha\u003c\/i\u003e. This new translation by the author's great-nephew, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian, eloquently renders the book's vivid descriptions and lyrical prose into English. Including a new introduction that explores Ani's continued relevance in the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eThe Ruins of Ani \u003c\/i\u003ewill give readers a new appreciation for this lost city's status as a pinnacle of both Armenian civilization and human achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krikor Balakian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978802919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978802919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2018","brand":"Krikor Balakian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940511875327,"sku":"9781978802919","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c1398b3a-ac30-4373-8f95-56d8cecf2c21.jpg?v=1681447624","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ruins-of-ani-krikor-balakian-9781978802919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}