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Books by Barlow Der Mugrdechian

Captive Nights: From the Bosphorus to Gallipoli with Zabel Yessayan, Translated by G.M. Goshgarian and edited by Nanor Kebranian and Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Fresno: The Press, California State University, Fresno, 2021). 74pp. Captive Nights presents three of Yessayan’s short stories, brought together for the first time in English translation by G. M. Goshgarian. The Veil was published in 1914» on the eve of World War I; Enough! followed in 1922; and Meliha Nuri Hanum appeared six years later in 1928. The three stories share a common theme of women — both Armenian and Turkish —struggling against adverse social, political, and cultural circumstances, as they also examine questions of identity and marginalization.

The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology, and Structure, edited by Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Ümit  Kurt, and Ara Sarafian (Fresno: The Press, California State University, Fresno, 2020). 157pp. Five probing papers that were first presented at a conference entitled, "The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology, and Structure" organized by the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, between October 12-13, 2018.

Armenians and Kurds in the Late Ottoman Empire, edited by Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Ümit  Kurt, and Ara Sarafian (Fresno: The Press, California State University, Fresno, 2020). 158pp.

Armenian-American Sketches, by Bedros A. Keljik, edited by Christopher Atamian, Lou Ann Matossian, and Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Fresno: The Press, California State University, Fresno, 2019). 195pp. A collection of short stories by author Bedros A. Keljik.

Western Armenian in the 21st Century: New Approaches and Challenges, eds. Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Bedros Der Matossian (Fresno: The Press, California State University, Fresno, 2018). 152 pp. A volume bringing together scholars in the field of teaching Western Armenian.

David of Sassoun: Critical Studies on the Armenian Epic, eds. Dickran Kouymjian and Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Fresno: The Press at California State University, Fresno, 2013). 209pp. Essays on the Armenian Epic.

Between Paris and France: Armenian Studies in Honor of Dickran Kouymjian, ed. Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Press, 2008). 761 pp. English and French. A Festschrift in honor of Dickran Kouymjian.

The Armenian Bible: A Symposium Celebrating the 1600th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Armenian Alphabet and the Translation of the Bible into Armenian, ed. Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Burbank, Ca: Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, 2007). Armenian and English. 130 pp.

Navasargian, Alice, Armenian Women of the Stage, tr. Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Glendale, CA: Alice Navasargian, 1999). 304 pp., ill. Armenian and English.

Navasargian, Alice, Iran-Armenia Golden Bridges: 20th Century Iranian-Armenian Painters, tr. Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Glendale, CA: AAA Publishing, 1997). 197pp., ill. Armenian and English.

Hairapetian, Srbouhi, A History of Armenian Literature: From Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century, eds. Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Yervant Kotchounian (Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, 1995). 650pp. English.