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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 956.62015 EAN: 9780199226887 ISBN: 0199226881 Label: Oxford University Press, USA Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: August 30, 2007 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Studio: Oxford University Press, USA Editorial Review: Product Description: The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved. Rejecting the determinism of many influential studies, and discarding polemics on all sides, it founds its interpretation of the genocide in the interaction between the Ottoman empire in its decades of terminal decline, the self-interested policies of the European imperial powers, and the agenda of some Armenian nationalists in and beyond Ottoman territory. Particular attention is paid to the international context of the process of ethnic polarization that culminated in the massive destruction of 1912-23, and especially the obliteration of the Armenian community in 1915-16. The opening chapters of the book examine the relationship between the great power politics of the 'eastern question' from 1774, the narrower politics of the 'Armenian question' from the mid-nineteenth century, and the internal Ottoman questions of reforming the complex social and ethnic order under intense external pressure. Later chapters include detailed case studies of the role of Imperial Germany during the First World War (reaching conclusions markedly different to the prevailing orthodoxy of German complicity in the genocide); the wartime Entente and then the uncomfortable postwar Anglo-French axis; and American political interest in the Middle East in the interwar period which led to a policy of refusing to recognize the genocide. The book concludes by explaining the ongoing international denial of the genocide as an extension of the historical 'Armenian question', with many of the same considerations governing modern European-American-Turkish interaction as existed prior to the First World War. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Great Game of GenocideVery eye opening. A good book for people who want to discover the "almost hidden" genocide of the 20th century. Unfortunately genocide denial is the last step in committing genocide. I do hope one day Republic of Turkey will overcome this policy and stop the denial. I personally think it won't come from the government, but the people of Turkey will recognize that they have much to gain from stopping the denial and excepting the past; the way it was, no matter how painful. Rating:  - Mislabeling Genocide?Bloxham's Great Game of Genocide is both broader and narrower than the title might suggest. The work divides into three thematic parts--mass murder in an international system; international response and responsibility in the genocide era; and from response to recognition. The parts are broader in dealing not only with Armenians but also with Greeks, Kurds, and Assyrians. They are narrower in focusing mainly on the years 1915-23, thereby treating only superficially the period before World War I. Read More Rating:  - "Game, Ruse, Ploy, Deceit, Jingoistic or Fascist - Its Genocide"The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism, & The Destruction of the Ottoman Empire", Donald Bloxham, University Press, Oxford GB, 2003, ISBN 0-19-927356-1, HC 234 pgs., plus Notes 51 pgs., Biblio. 26 pgs., Index 18 pgs., 3 Maps & 9 B/W Illu., 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" Bloxham expounds fine points about the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide (AG) & its reception by Western powers & found clarity required focused historiography, imprima those geopolitical events occuring both prior ... Read More Rating:  - Muslims were also destroyed in "The Great Game"Mr. Bloxham does not take into account the effects of the Armenian Revolt, which lasted from the 1890s to 1920. Armenian revolutionary groups, the Hinchaks and Dashnaks, launched a campaign of terror against Ottoman officials and citizens. They began killing Muslims 20 years before the Armenian deportations took place in 1915. Also, from 1915 to 1920, Armenian soldiers, rebels and gangs massacred a half-million Turks, Kurds and Azeris. If we are willing to call what happened to the Armenians a genocide, ... Read More Rating: - THE GREAT BOOK OF GENOCIDEThis book is a great work based on meticulous study of primary sources,and sheds new light on the history of the Armenian Genocide. Mr.Bloxham provides an explanation for why Genocide happened and why it has subsequently been overlooked. Just like the previous reviewer I concur that this book is an important addition to the growing literature on the Armenian Genocide.This important and compelling book is long overdue. |
