Warrant for Genocide

by Dadrian, Vahakn N.

• ISBN13: 9781560003892
• ISBN10: 1560003898
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Transaction Pub

Summary

Warrant for Genocide provides a unique, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the underlying causes of the World War I Armenian genocide. Dadrian details the origin, elements, evolution, and escalation of the Turko-Armenian conflict admirably, showing that in the final analysis, the Armenian genocide was a cataclysmic by-product of this conflict. Genocide and Holocaust scholars, Armenian area specialists, and human rights activists will consider this an essential addition to the literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
1. The Liabilities of Islam in a Multiethnic State Organization	5	(10)
2. The Clash between Democratic Norms and Theocratic Dogmas	15	(14)
3. Massive Migrations, Demography, and the Kurdish Factor	29	(10)
4. The Abortiveness of Ottoman Reforms	39	(8)
5. The Advent of the Abdul Hamit Era and the Onset of New Crises	47	(20)
6. The Advent of Armenian Revolutionaries and the Ottoman Turkish Backlash	67	(8)
7. Zeitoun (Suleymaniye): An Aberrant Episode in the Evolution of the Turko-Armenian Conflict	75	(10)
8. The Eruption of Empire-wide Massacres: The Rudiments of Genocide as a Method of Resolving the Turko-Armenian Conflict	85	(8)
9. The Outlines of a Genocidal Scheme: The Saloniki Decision and Its Disclosure by Dissident Ittihadists	93	(12)
10. The Twisted Interconnections between Armenian Military Roles and the World War I Armenian Genocide	105	(18)
11. The World War I Law on Deportation and the Final Solution Formula	123	(10)
12. The Three Arch-Determinants of the Turko-Armenian Conflict and Its Violent Resolution	133	(32)
13. Conclusion	165	(6)
Appendix: The Questionable Features of the Ottoman Calculus of the Demography of the Armenians	171	(20)
Bibliography	191	(14)
Name Index	205	(4)
Subject Index	209