Justifying genocide : Germany and the Armenians from Bismarck to Hitler
(Book)
Author
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
ISBN
9780674504790, 0674504798
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
956.62 IHR
1 available
956.62 IHR
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 956.62 IHR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 -- Foreign public opinion, German.
Armenian massacres, 1894-1896 -- Foreign public opinion, German.
Armenian massacres, 1909 -- Foreign public opinion, German.
Armenians -- Public opinion -- History.
Genocide -- Germany -- Philosophy -- History.
Genocide -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Turkey.
Nazis -- Attitudes -- History.
Racism -- Germany -- Philosophy -- History.
Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
Armenian massacres, 1894-1896 -- Foreign public opinion, German.
Armenian massacres, 1909 -- Foreign public opinion, German.
Armenians -- Public opinion -- History.
Genocide -- Germany -- Philosophy -- History.
Genocide -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Turkey.
Nazis -- Attitudes -- History.
Racism -- Germany -- Philosophy -- History.
Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
More Details
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780674504790, 0674504798
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The Armenian Genocide and the Nazi Holocaust are often thought to be separated by a large distance in time and space. But Stefan Ihrig shows that they were much more connected than previously thought. Bismarck and then Wilhelm II staked their foreign policy on close relations with a stable Ottoman Empire. To the extent that the Armenians were restless under Ottoman rule, they were a problem for Germany too. From the 1890s onward Germany became accustomed to excusing violence against Armenians, even accepting it as a foreign policy necessity. For many Germans, the Armenians represented an explicitly racial problem and despite the Armenians' Christianity, Germans portrayed them as the 'Jews of the Orient.' As Stefan Ihrig reveals in this first comprehensive study of the subject, many Germans before World War I sympathized with the Ottomans' longstanding repression of the Armenians and would go on to defend vigorously the Turks' wartime program of extermination. After the war, in what Ihrig terms the 'great genocide debate,' German nationalists first denied and then justified genocide in sweeping terms. The Nazis too came to see genocide as justifiable: in their version of history, the Armenian Genocide had made possible the astonishing rise of the New Turkey. Ihrig is careful to note that this connection does not imply the Armenian Genocide somehow caused the Holocaust, nor does it make Germans any less culpable. But no history of the twentieth century should ignore the deep, direct, and disturbing connections between these two crimes. As Stefan Ihrig shows in this first comprehensive study, many Germans sympathized with the Ottomans' longstanding repression of the Armenians and with the Turks' program of extermination during World War I"--Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ihrig, S. (2016). Justifying genocide: Germany and the Armenians from Bismarck to Hitler . Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ihrig, Stefan. 2016. Justifying Genocide: Germany and the Armenians From Bismarck to Hitler. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ihrig, Stefan. Justifying Genocide: Germany and the Armenians From Bismarck to Hitler Harvard University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ihrig, Stefan. Justifying Genocide: Germany and the Armenians From Bismarck to Hitler Harvard University Press, 2016.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.