Category Archives: WWI

Do most modern genocides follow the Armenian paradigm, as opposed to the Holocause?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by hunterrose

http://www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~ewa/Melson,%20Paradigms%20of%20Genocide.pdf

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Iran and the First World War

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Breanna Hadley

The First World War had a profound effect on the history of many non-European nations. Indeed, the dominant Eurocentric approach to historiography regarding this period, with a specific focus on the trench wars in Western Europe, ignores how the Great … Continue reading →

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Democracy Now! Reports on Turkey’s Attempt to Write Armenian Genocide Out of History

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Prudence

Click here to read a transcript of Amy Goodman’s interview with Ronald Suny, Political Science Professor at the University of Chicago. Suny authored an article in Encarta Encyclopedia regarding what he called the genocide of Armenians during the last days … Continue reading →

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Ottoman Map of Basra Province

Posted on January 30, 2014 by admin

Here’s a late 19th century/early 20th century Ottoman map of Basra province, which extends down to Oman.  The “Persian” Gulf is referred to here as the “Basra” Gulf.

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1915 Ottoman Ethnic Map of the Levant

Posted on January 25, 2014 by admin

1915 Ottoman Ethnic Map of the Levant Here is a 1915 Ottoman governmental ethnic map of Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and other areas in the region.  Check the posting, for analysis of the categories and significance of the map itself.

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