The Armenian Genocide Legacy [electronic resource] /
Demirdjian, Alexis.editor.
This volume focuses on the impact of the Armenian Genocide on different academic disciplines at the crossroads of the centennial commemorations of the Genocide. Its interdisciplinary nature offers the opportunity to analyze the Genocide from different angles using the lens of several fields of study.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword; Dr. Ronald Suny -- Introduction; Alexis Demirdjian -- PART I. NOW AND THEN: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ARMENIAN CATASTROPHE -- 1. The Armenian Genocide in the Context of Twentieth-Century Paramilitarism; Uğur Ümit Üngör -- 2. The Disputed Numbers: In Search of the Demographic Basis for Studies of Armenian Population Losses, 1915-1923; Jakub Bijak and Sarah Lubman -- 3. Orphans of the Armenian Genocide with Special Reference to the Georgetown Boys and Girls in Canada; Lorne Shirinian -- PART II. WHAT DOES LAW HAVE TO DO WITH IT: LEGAL REMEDIES AND JUDICIAL EXPLANATIONS -- 4. Armenia and the G-word: the Law and the Politics; Geoffrey Robertson -- 5. The International Court of Justice and The Armenian Genocide; Susan L. Karamanian -- 6. Compensation for the Armenian Genocide: A Study of Recognition and Reparations; Nolwenn Guibert and Sun Kim -- 7. Legacy of Impunity: Sexual Violence Against Armenian Women and Girls during the Genocide; Najwa Nabti -- 8. The Failure of the Judicial System during Armed Conflicts; Alexis Demirdjian -- 9. Counterinsurgency as Genocidal Intent: From the Ottoman Christians to the Bosnian Muslims; Hannibal Travis -- PART III. A CENTURY OF DENIAL -- 10. 'They Brought It on Themselves and It Never Happened': Denial to 1939; Levon Chorbajian -- 11. Towards 2015: Media in Turkey on Armenian Genocide; Esra Elmas -- 12. The Politics of Denial and Recognition - Turkey, Armenia and the EU; Seyhan Bayraktar -- 13. Lost in Translation: The Monument's Deconstruction; Ayda Erbal -- PART IV. GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS: WHAT IS AN ARMENIAN TODAY? -- 14. The Musa Dagh History Hike: Truth-Telling, Dialogue and Thanatourism; Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous -- 15. Cultural Heritage and the Denial of Genocide Law; Nanor Kebranian -- 16. Memorization of the Armenian Genocide in Cultural Narratives; Anthonie Holslag -- PART V. THE CATASTROPHE'S LEGACY -- 17. The Theme of Genocide in Armenian Literature; Barlow Der Mugrdechian -- 18. Hiding Horrors in Full View: Atom Egoyan's Representations of the Armenian Genocide; Lisa Siraganian -- 19. Missing Images: Textures of Memory in Diaspora; Marie-Aude Baronian -- 20. Genocide Education: Promises and Potential; Joyce Sahyouni -- Bibliography -- Index.
This volume focuses on the impact of the Armenian Genocide on different academic disciplines at the crossroads of the centennial commemorations of the Genocide. Its interdisciplinary nature offers the opportunity to analyze the Genocide from different angles using the lens of several fields of study.
Military history.
Europe-History.
World War, 1939-1945.
History, Modern.
History of Military.
European History.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Modern History.