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: The book situates the genocide within the broader chaos of World War I and the collapse of the multicultural Ottoman identity.

: Scholars examine how and why the Young Turk government (the Committee of Union and Progress) ordered and implemented the mass deportations and massacres. A Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at ...

This volume is unique because it features contributions from , alongside other international experts. It was born out of a decade-long dialogue intended to move beyond the "nationalist master narratives" that have long polarized the two communities. Key Themes and Arguments : The book situates the genocide within the

: Some essays explore the understudied deterioration of local communal relations in Anatolia during the 19th century, which set the stage for later violence. It was born out of a decade-long dialogue

: The contributors analyze how these events have been distorted by state-sponsored falsification and how they continue to impact modern identities. Collaborative Dedication

The book is a landmark scholarly collaboration that explores the massacres and deportations of Armenians during the final years of the Ottoman Empire. Edited by Ronald Grigor Suny, Fatma Müge Göçek, and Norman M. Naimark, it was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. A Breakthrough in Scholarship