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THE HISTORY OF

ARMENIA

FROM THE ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT

Simon Payaslian

THE HISTORY OF ARMENIA

Copyright © Simon Payaslian, 2007.

Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-0-230-60064-5

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DOI 10.1007/978-0-230-60858-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Payaslian, Simon.

History of Armenia / Simon Payaslian.

p. cm.—(Palgrave essential history series) Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Armenia—History. 2. Armenians—History. 3. Armenia—Civilization. I. Title.

DS175.393 2007

956.6 2—dc22 2007015374 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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