Simon Payaslian
Simon Payaslian is an Armenian-American historian, author, editor, who holds the Kaloosdian/Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies and Modern Armenian History at Clark University.[1][2] He is the holder of the Charles K. and Elizabeth M. Kenosian Chair in Modern Armenian History and Literature at Boston University.[3]
Payaslian was born in Aleppo, Syria. He is the nephew of Catholicos Zareh I. His first doctoral degree was earned in Political Science from Wayne State University, after which he went on to earn a second doctoral degree in Armenian history at the University of California Los Angeles under Richard Hovannisian, where his dissertation was titled United States Policy toward the Armenian Question and the Armenian Genocide.[1]
Works
- The History of Armenia: From the Origins to the Present (2007)
- United States Policy toward the Armenian Question and the Armenian Genocide (2005)
- The Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923: A Handbook for Students and Teachers (2001)
- International Political Economy: Conflict and Cooperation in the Global System (co-authored with Frederic S. Pearson) (1999; Chinese translation, Peking University Press, 2006)
- U.S. Foreign Economic and Military Aid: The Reagan and Bush Administrations (1996).
- He has co-edited (with Richard G. Hovannisian) two volumes, Armenian Constantinople (2010) and Armenian Cilicia (2008).[3]
References
- ^ a b Hovannisian, ed. by Richard G. (2004). Armenian Sebastia/Sivas and Lesser Armenia. Costa Mesa, Calif.: Mazda Publ. ISBN 1568591527.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Raffi, The Prophet From Payajuk By Murad A. Meneshian". Keghart. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Simon Payaslian". Boston University. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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