British Representations of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-23

This book examines how British politicians, national and local newspapers, writers and commentators discoursed on the mass killing and deportation of Armenians during the period 1915-23.

List of contents

1. British Representations of the Armenian Genocide During the First World War Alongside German 'Frightfulness' 2. British Representations of an Idealised Armenian Peasantry Living in a Rural Idyll and its Despoliation by the 'Turk' 3. Biomedical Language and Scientific Rationales in British Representations of the Armenian Genocide 4. British Representations of the Armenian Massacres and Deportations as a Process of Systematic Extermination

About the author

Peter Morgan is an education officer at the Wiener Holocaust Library, and he was a secondary school history teacher for 21 years. His research interests include modern genocide. In 2020, he contributed a chapter to a collection on communication in the First World War.

Summary

This book examines how British politicians, national and local newspapers, writers and commentators discoursed on the mass killing and deportation of Armenians during the period 1915-23.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Morgan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032806679
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280667-9
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Media Studies, European History, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Armenia, Press & journalism, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, c 1910 to c 1919, c 1920 to c 1929, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Media studies: Journalism, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern, Armenian Genocide;World War One;Modern Britain