| Edition |
First Holt paperback edition. |
| Description |
x, 483 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"A Holt paperback." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-464) and index. |
| Contents |
I. The Armenian question prior to the decision for genocide : The ottoman state and its non-Muslim populations -- The union and progress era -- Turkish nationalism -- II. The decision for genocide and subsequent developments : What led to the decision for genocide? -- The decision and its aftermath -- III. The investigations and prosecution of the war crimes and genocide : The question of punishing the "Turks" -- Ottoman government initiatives -- The Turkish national movement's position on the genocide -- The final phase of the trials -- Why the postwar trials failed. |
| Summary |
A study of the Armenian genocide draws on Ottoman sources, including parliamentary minutes, letters, military and court records, and eyewitness accounts, to lay responsibility for the event on Turkish authorities, revealing a systematic orchestration of the killings by the military, ruling political parties, and the Ottoman state. |
| Subject |
Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923.
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Genocide.
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War crimes.
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| ISBN |
9780805086652 |
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080508665X |
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