University of minnesota the armenian genocide of 1915 was the supremely violent historical moment that removed a people from its homeland and wiped away most of the tangible evidence of its three thousand years of material and spiritual culture. A memoir of the american genocide 19151918 vintage, 2010, the first armenian volume was published in 1922, the second in 1959. In this national bestseller, the critically acclaimed author peter balakian. Turkey similarly denies the genocides perpetrated against indigenous assyrians and greeks during the same period. Simply reading about that history was unbearably painful. A poignant story of a childs stubborn determination to survive, goodbye, antoura is an important book about memory, history, and the armenian genocide. Turkish textbooks and the armenian genocide middle east. Benny morris and dror zeevis impeccably researched account is the first to show that the three were actually part of a single, continuing, and intentional effort to wipe out anatolias christian population and create a pure muslim nation. He picks the best memoirs of the armenian genocide. Its likely this book will be seen and respected as the armenian equivalent of professor raul hilbergs definitive and towering study of the holocaust, the destruction of the european jews, a book i read many years ago and was blown away by.
From 1894 to 1924 three waves of violence swept across anatolia, targeting the regions christian minorities. Remove these books as they are added to the book form. Victims of the armenian genocide in an armenian area of anatolia, 1915. During the first world war, toynbee worked for british intelligence and unequivocally condemned the armenian genocide and had published a book armenian atrocities the murder of a nation. Professor lewy talked about his book the armenian massacres in ottoman turkey. He had worked a miracle for armenians around the world, taking what might have been a footnote in the history of world war ithe deportation and mass. The historical record, firstperson accounts, contemporary news reports, and carefully selected photographs work together to paint a picture of the victims, the perpetrators, the atrocities committed. During a turkification campaign, the government squads kidnapped children, converted them to islam and gave them to turkish families. This series of eight lessons is organized as a miniunit for teaching the armenian genocide. The starting date is conventionally held to be 24 april 1915, the day that ottoman authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported from constantinople now istanbul. Among his many works, hovannisian is the author of armenia on the road to independence, the republic of armenia in three volumes, the armenian holocaust and he has edited and contributed to the armenian image in history and literature, the armenian genocide in perspective, the armenian genocide.
The scars he carried tells the story of deli sarkis, an armenian who witnessed firsthand the atrocities of the armenian genocide of 19151923. Decapitated heads in the beginning, around 19151916, armenians would be kicked out of their homes, which would be claimed by turks. Remembering the armenian genocide through survivor memoirs. List of books and articles about genocide in armenia online. The armenian genocide and the politics of knowledge public books. Each speaker rose to decry the ottoman sultan, abdul hamid ii, who was murderously trying to rid his land of minority christians 200,000. The forty days of musa dagh made franz werfel 18901945 one of the worlds most celebrated and controversial authors after it first appeared in german in 1933. He was the son of a wealthy and respected armenian man and most if not all times, had all his needs catered to. Nonfiction books about the armenian genocide wikipedia. Varjabedian is the first and original book published with this title in 1977 about the armenians from prehistoric times to the present. Turkeys destruction of its christian minorities 18941924 to be published by harvard university press in april is going to.
They were designed to complement facing history and ourselves resource books, holocaust and human behavior and crimes against humanity and civilization. This new history of the christian genocide during the. Arrested with 250 other leaders at the beginning of the ottoman empires systematic attempt to eliminate the armenian people of turkey, over the next four years, balakian would see a seemingly endless caravan of blood before his miraculous escape. It is the the most informative, concise and to the point compilatio. As a kid, while growing up in a country in war, i did not want to be.
Armenian genocide denial is the denial of the planned systematic genocide of up to 1. There is a legitimate historical controversy concerning the interpretation of the events in question and most of the scholars who have propounded a contra genocide viewpoint are of the highest calibre and repute, including bernard lewis. Pages in category nonfiction books about the armenian genocide. Davide rodogno, author of against massacre goodbye, antoura is far more than a personal memoir. Armenian genocide simple english wikipedia, the free. The armenian genocide is almost unanimously acknowledged as a historical fact by historians and genocide.
As a matter of fact, in 1923 it resulted in a virtually pure turkish turkey. The book addresses the genocide under the heading, 1915 armenian events. Contrary to the armenian allegations, in fact, there is no consensus among the historians and legal experts to qualify the events of 1915 as genocide. I refer not just to the events of 191517, but also the waves of violence spurred by memory, recognition, and denial ever since. Antoura stands out as a telling, concise, and human portrait of a painful and traumatic component of the armenian genocide. I never thought i would write a book on the armenian genocide. A memoir of the armenian genocide stanford university, 2015, first out in armenian in 1992 is the harrowing boyhood. The mere title of the morriszeevi book, the thirtyyear genocide. A memoir of the armenian genocide 2009 is an epic 500page account by a distinguished armenian clergyman.
Toynbee subsequently turned into a supporter of the turks and proceeded to accuse greece of atrocities while ignoring or diminishing the horrors of the. Panians skill at weaving the celestial with the hellish is a true gift to the reader. The best books on memoirs of the armenian genocide five. Karnig panian has captured with literary creativity the spirit of person, family, community. The epic of a genocide by james reidel the new york. When world war i began, karnig panian was only five years old, living among his fellow armenians in the anatolian village of gurin. A history of the armenian genocide human rights and crimes against humanity the thirtyyear genocide. The great war centenary brings renewed attention to another neglected tragedy of the conflict. The sandcastle girls by chris bohjalian, the bastard of istanbul by elif shafak, a shameful act. Professor raymond kevorkians the armenian genocide is a truly magnificent, seminal book, and a work of firstrate scholarship. The armenian journey a story of an armenian genocide.
Turkeys destruction of its christian minorities, 18941924. It established the principle of the individual accountability of government officials who carried out the extermination policies. The armenian genocide and ethnic cleansing in the ottoman empire, was cowinner of the middle east studies associations albert hourani book award and one of s best books on the middle east. The armenian journey a story of an armenian genocide documentary film the armenian journey. In fact, the armenian genocide can be described as a successful genocide because the policy of the young turk of cleansing turkey and crating turkey for turks was succeeded. New, indepth treatments have appeared from major presses. Selected as a 2012 outstanding academic title by choice this is the most comprehensive book to date on the armenian genocide of 1915. A history of international human rights and forgotten heroes. The armenian genocide also known as the armenian holocaust was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.
A disputed genocide, published by university of utah press. Beyond academic circles, the memoir could find a special audience among young adults, much as the diary of anne frank has done. The genocide of the armenians most of these lessons are designed to be used with the film the armenian genocide two cats productions, which aired. A horrifying, firsthand account of the armenian genocide, grigoris balakians witness is preserved here as reminder of the first modern genocide. T his year, on its hundredth anniversary, the armenian genocide of 1915 has received unusually prominent and long overdue attention. From despair to hope in rhode island, a film by the genocide education project gened, tells the. Another excellent book on the actual topic of the genocide is the burning tigris, also by peter balakian. Collection of books about the armenian genocide and related issues before and aftermath pros and cons score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Prior to the genocide, vahan had a very privileged life. Yesterday the us house of representatives voted to recognize the mass killing of armenians by ottoman turks during world war one as a. The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.