TY - BOOK AU - Libaridian,Gerard J TI - The challenge of Statehood: Armenian political thinking since independence T2 - Human rights & democracy SN - 1886434107 PY - 1999/// CY - Watertown, Mass. PB - Blue Crane Books. KW - Political culture KW - Armenia (Republic) KW - Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994 KW - Politics and government KW - 1991- KW - History KW - Autonomy and independence movements N2 - The Challenge of Statehood is a timely book on politics in Armenia and its Diaspora since Armenia's independence. The volume analyzes how conflicting interpretations of history have nurtured competing policies and influenced the future of Armenia and of its relations with its neighbors. The author challenges ideologized views of war and diplomacy, of the Genocide and the politics of its recognition, and of national ER -