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Christopher Joseph Walker (10 July 1942 – 18 April 2017) was a British historian and author.

Life and career

Walker was educated at

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and

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. He worked in

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department of historical and literary manuscripts. After winning a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship in 1971 he wrote a book on

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which was reissued in 1990. In 1975 with the support of "

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" he published "The Armenians" report (co-author - prof.

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). In November 1989 at

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Walker had a lecture on the modern history of Armenia. He also wrote several books and articles on the history of

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, including the book ''Armenia: The Survival of a Nation'', which has been described as an "excellent history of

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" and "a balanced presentation" of the events during the

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of 1895-1918.Antioch And Canterbury, By William Taylor, 2006, p. 119 After a long-time research in archives, in 2003 Walker completed his book, ''Life of

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'', about a soldier, statesman, and journalist, the son of a Conservative

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, who became a Labour member of

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Publications

*''The Armenians'', by

and Christopher J. Walker, London:

, MRG Report No. 32, fifth edition, 1987 *''Armenia : The Survival of a Nation'', , 1980; , 1990 *
Armenia and Karabagh: The Struggle for Unity
', , 1991 *''Oliver Baldwin : A Life of Dissent'', , 2003 *''Visions of Ararat'' (writings on Armenia), , 2005 * "At History's Crossroad: The making of the Armenian nation," (The Armenians: From Kings and Priests to Merchants and Commissars) (Book review) ''

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'' Nov 27, 2006. *''Friends or Foes? The Islamic East and the West'',

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, March 2007, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Page 50-57

Sources

*Caravans to Oblivion: The Armenian Genocide, by G. S. Graber, 1996, p. 29

References

External links

BiographyBooks by Walker at OpenLibraryThe Armenians - A Minority Rights Group Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Christopher J. British historians 1942 births 2017 deaths Armenian studies scholars