Description
Book SynopsisThrough a collection of interviews with elderly Armenians who survived the conflict, this study describes the genocidal campaign mounted by the Turks between 1915 and 1923, during which over 1 million Armenians died. Interviewees describe the break-up of their homes and post-war life in orphanages.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction 1
PART I: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
1. Remembrances of a Forgotten Genocide
2. The Historical and Political Context of
the Genocide
PART II: SURVIVOR ACCOUNTS
3. Life and Politics Before the Deportations
4. The Deportation Marches
5. The Experience of Women and Children
6. Orphanage Life and Family Reunions
7. Emigration and Resettlement
PART III: ANALYSIS
8. Survivor Responses to the Genocide
9. Moral Reflections on the Genocide
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Interview Guide
Appendix C: Survivors Interviewed
Notes
Bibliography
Index
