The british empire and the armenian genocide
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New perspective on Britain's response to the Armenian Genocide
An estimated one million Armenians were killed in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. Against the backdrop of World War I, reports of massacre, atrocity, genocide and exile sparked the largest global humanitarian response up to that date. Britain and its empire - the most powerful internationalist institutional force at the time - played a key role in determining the global response to these events. This book considers the first attempt to intervene on behalf of the victims of the massacres and to prosecute those responsible for 'crimes against humanity' using newly uncovered archival material. It looks at those who attempted to stop the violence and to prosecute the Ottoman perpetrators of the atrocities. In the process it explores why the Armenian question emerged as one of the most popular humanitarian causes in British society, capturing the imagination of philanthropists, politicians and the press. For liberals, it was seen as the embodiment of the humanitarian ideals espoused by their former leader (and four-time Prime Minister), W.E. Gladstone. For conservatives, as articulated most clearly by Winston Churchill, it proved a test case for British imperial power.
In looking at the British response to the events in Anatolia, Michelle Tusan provides a new perspective on the genocide and sheds light on one of the first ever international humanitarian campaigns.
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Taal: en
Uitvoering: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 maart 2017
Aantal pagina's: 320
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Michelle Tusan
Tweede Auteur: Michelle Tusan
Hoofduitgeverij: Tauris Academic Studies
Fabrikantgegevens: De informatie van de fabrikant is momenteel niet beschikbaar.
Editie: Eerste uitgave
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Porno: Nee
Product breedte: 138 mm
Product hoogte: 25 mm
Product lengte: 216 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 138 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm
Verpakking lengte: 216 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 519 g
EAN: 9781784533854