The study investigates how Western powers used the "Armenian Question" for their own gain, often withdrawing support when it no longer served their geopolitical interests.
Bloxham links the genocide to the 19th-century competition between Great Powers (like Britain and Russia) for influence over the declining Ottoman Empire. The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nation...
He describes the Ottoman Empire as a "shatterzone" where the shift toward ethnic-nationalist states led to the stigmatization and eventual removal of "problem" minorities to create a homogeneous majority. The study investigates how Western powers used the
by Donald Bloxham (2005) is a major scholarly study of the Armenian genocide. It analyzes how international politics, imperial competition, and rising nationalism led to the systematic destruction of the Ottoman Armenian population during World War I. 🔍 Core Arguments The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nation...
The study investigates how Western powers used the "Armenian Question" for their own gain, often withdrawing support when it no longer served their geopolitical interests.
Bloxham links the genocide to the 19th-century competition between Great Powers (like Britain and Russia) for influence over the declining Ottoman Empire.
He describes the Ottoman Empire as a "shatterzone" where the shift toward ethnic-nationalist states led to the stigmatization and eventual removal of "problem" minorities to create a homogeneous majority.
by Donald Bloxham (2005) is a major scholarly study of the Armenian genocide. It analyzes how international politics, imperial competition, and rising nationalism led to the systematic destruction of the Ottoman Armenian population during World War I. 🔍 Core Arguments