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Claire Mouradian

b. 1951

French historian

Historian University teacher Research fellow
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Born 1951. Claire Mouradian is a French historian, university teacher, research fellow, armenologist and author.

Claire Mouradian (, born in 1951 ) is a French historian of Armenian origin who specializes in the history and geopolitics of Caucasus and, more specifically, in the history of Armenia and Armenian diaspora. She explores in her works inter-ethnic relations in the Caucasus region, migration and the position of minorities.

Claire Mouradian is director of research at the CNRS and teaches at the EHESS. She successfully defended a history thesis on Soviet Armenia from the death of Stalin until 1982; from 1981, she teaches Armenian civilization at the INALCO.

Bibliography (selection) Books Caucase, terres d'empire, éd. Armand Colin, Paris, 2005. Les Massacres des Arméniens. Le meurtre d'une nation (1915-16), éd. Payot, Paris, 2005, (directrice de la réédition critique du texte by Arnold Joseph Toynbee). L'Arménie, Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 2002 (coll. Que sais-je? n° 851, 3rs edition), (réécriture de l'ouvrage homonyme paru en 1959 sous la plume de Jean-Pierre Alem). De Staline à Gorbatchev : histoire d'une république soviétique, l'Arménie, éd. Ramsay, 1990 .

In collaboration Loin de l'Ararat... : Les petites Arménies d'Europe et de Méditerranée, Les Arméniens de Marseille, éd. Hazan, 2007, (participation; other authors : Florence Pizzorni-Itié and Myriame Morel-Deledalle). Arménie, une passion française : Le mouvement arménophile en France 1878-1923, éd. Magellan et Cie, 2007, (participation; collective work). 1915 : j'avais six ans en Arménie, éd. L'Inventaire, Paris, 2007, (participation; principal author: Virginie-Jija Mesropian). Le Génocide des Arméniens (100 réponses sur), éd. Tournon, 2005, (with Anne Dastakian). Le Livre noir du colonialisme, XVIe-XXIe siècle, de l’extermination à la repentance, éd. Robert Laffont, Paris, 2003 (contribution: chapter "Les Russes au Caucase", collective work under the dir. of Marc Ferro). Ailleurs, hier, autrement : Connaissance et reconnaissance du génocide des Arméniens, special issue of the Revue d’histoire de la Shoah, n° 177–178, January–August 2003, coordination in collaboration with Georges Bensoussan and Yves Ternon. Histoire des Arméniens, éd. Privat, Toulouse, 3rd edition, 2003, (chapter: L'Arménie soviétique, 1920–1980, in collaboration avec Marc Ferro; ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Gérard Dedeyan). Les Massacres de Diarbékir. Correspondance diplomatique du vice-consul de France, 1894-1896, éd. L'Inventaire, Paris, 2000 (présentation and annotation; author : M. Durand-Meyrier). Arménie : 3000 ans d'histoire, MJCA, Marseille-Venise, 1988 (collective work, other authors : Raymond Haroutioun Kévorkian and Jean-Pierre Mahé).

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School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Positions held
Director of Research at CNRS, Chairperson
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School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, National Center for Scientific Research

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Claire Mouradian?

French historian

When was Claire Mouradian born?

Claire Mouradian was born on 18 December 1951.

What is Claire Mouradian's occupation?

Claire Mouradian is a historian, university teacher, research fellow, armenologist and author.

What nationality is Claire Mouradian?

Claire Mouradian is French.

Sources & further reading

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· Wikidata: Q2975090

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