Robert Jay Lifton’s “Witness to an Extreme Century” book publishedJune 16, 2011 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Jay Lifton has been a witness, in the broadest, most profound, meaning of that word to many of the most traumatic events or movements of the past century: Nazism, Hiroshima, the Vietnam war and veterans, political and religious cults, torture and brainwashing, nuclear weapons and first-strike, the Iraq war, and so much more. He is also the author of publications on the Armenian Genocide and Turkey’s attempts to deny this crime against humanity perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. He’s written dozens of books but has not written a memoir, but now his book, Witness to an Extreme Century, has just been published, The Nation reports, describing the book as “an excellent and important work, and remarkably easy to read despite the often grim subject matter.” Witness is also a kind of love story, as Lifton chronicles the adventures he shared with his late wife Betty Jean Lifton. Lifton remains fully engaged in current issues. He recently wrote for the IHT and New York Times on Hiroshima and Fukushima, and he has a new op-ed set to be published this week. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |