Overview
- Presents a new approach to read and interpret this historical controversy
- Re-evaluates the concept of genocide from constructivist perspective
- Reflects on present notions of justice and interethnic coexistence
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Contributions to Political Science (CPS)
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A number of highly informative books have been written about what is often called the "Armenian Genocide". This book, written by a political scientist, offers a different approach: It doesn’t concentrate on the past; it concentrates on the present, and shows how this past event is perceived and discussed today. The idea is that the arguments deployed in this debate, those which allege that what happened amounts to genocide and those which deny this claim reveal something about cognitive structures of present agents, such as the Turkish government, as well as about the meaning and use of the term "genocide". Analyzing current positions and communication on this historical event thereby helps to illuminate present notions of identity, justice and interethnic coexistence.
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nikolaus Schrodt studied history and sociology before completing his doctoral studies in political science. He currently lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modern Turkey and the Armenian Genocide
Book Subtitle: An Argument About the Meaning of the Past
Authors: Nikolaus Schrodt
Series Title: Contributions to Political Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04927-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04926-7Published: 20 June 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34874-2Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04927-4Published: 07 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-7289
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7297
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 376
Topics: International Relations, Cultural Studies, Political Communication