“One
is
struck
by
the
penetration
of
economic
power,
its
ubiquitous
presence,
but
also
by
its
limits
and
indeed
by
its
inferiority
as
compared
to
the
power
of
the
state.
”
Fritz
Stern,
Gold
and
Iron,
p.
xvii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In
the
course
of
researching
and
writing
this
dissertation,
I
benefited
from
the
support
and
assistance
of
various
institutions
and
individuals.
A
Clara
and
Krikor
Zohrab
Fellowship
from
Columbia
University
made
possible
a
trip
to
Europe.
I
did
research
at
the
Mekhitarist
Library
at
San
Lazzaro
in
Venice
where
Fr.
Nerses
Nersessian
and
Fr.
Gomidas
Manougian
helped
me
in
various
ways.
At
the
Mekhitarist
Library
in
Vienna,
the
Abbot
of
the
Congregation,
Fr.
Grigoris
Manian,
made
available
the
treasures
of
their
unique
Armenian
periodical
collection.
Furthermore,
I
benefited
from
the
collections
of
the
American
Board
of
Commissioners
for
Foreign
Missions,
at
Houghton
Library
of
Harvard
University.
I
was
fortunate
to
have
as
my
sponsor
and
advisor
Prof.
Nina
Garsoian
whose
advice,
suggestions
and
incisive
observations
greatly
improved
the
quality
of
this
study.
I
owe
her
an
unusual
debt
of
gratitude.
I
would
also
like
to
express
my
appreciation
to
Prof.
Krikor
Maksoudian
who
assisted
me
continuously
and
with
extreme
dedication,
especially
in
the
early
stages
of
this
work.
Ms.
Ani
Atamian,
a
friend
and
colleague,
helped
me
in
the
reading
and
preparation
of
the
manuscript
while
I
was
in
Beirut,
Lebanon.
From
the
inception
to
the
completion
of
the
final
draft,
Prof.
Khachig
Tololyan
of
Wesleyan
University,
demonstrated
a
personal
interest
and
a
close
concern
for
my
work;
I
am
very
grateful
to
him
for
his
editorial
assistance
coupled
with
very
useful
and
appropriate
comments
and
keen
observations.
To
Anais,
my
wife,
who
endured
with
me
the
hardships,
as
well
as
shared
the
joys,
of
working
on
this
dissertation,
I
would
say
only:
Were
it
not
for
her
unfailing
support,
I
would
not
have
reached
this
stage.
