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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808067603321

Autore

Alayarian Aida

Titolo

Consequences of denial : the Armenian genocide / / Aida Alayarian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Karnac, 2008

ISBN

0-429-91215-3

0-429-89792-8

0-429-47315-X

1-283-07032-4

9786613070326

1-84940-607-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

956.6/20154

Soggetti

Armenian massacres, 1915-1923

Armenians - Turkey - History - 19th century

Genocide - Turkey - History - 19th century

Turkey History 19th century

Armenia History 1801-1900

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copy Right; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; FOREWORD: A FORTUITOUS MEETING; FOREWORD: RECOGNIZING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND TRAUMA; CHAPTER ONE: History of the Armenian genocide to the present day; CHAPTER TWO: Silence, denial, and trauma; CHAPTER THREE: Trauma in relation to historical genocide; PART II: THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE; CHAPTER FOUR: Psychoanalytic perspectives on the causes and effects of genocide

CHAPTER FIVE: Twentieth-century genocide: brief examples from historyCHAPTER SIX: Psychological consequences for those who survived; CHAPTER SEVEN: Anger with no end: the tragic consequences of denial; CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusion: moving towards healing and recovery; APPENDIX I: Maps of 1915 Armenian genocide; APPENDIX II:



United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; APPENDIX III: Article 301; APPENDIX IV: Previous, recent, and current involvement in the question of the Armenian genocide by world leaders, significant figures, and the media

APPENDIX V: Turkish quotes about the Armenian genocideREFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

""Consequences of Denial"" seeks to provide some awareness and understanding of the horrendous tragedy of the Armenian genocide. This book illuminates the little known fact that over two million innocent Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire between 1894 and 1922; a genocide that has been, and continues to be, denied by successive Turkish governments. In this book, the author demonstrates the need not only for remembrance, but first and foremost for the acknowledgement of genocides, from government level downwards. Only by taking adequate steps at personal, group, national and inte