The Burning Tigris
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The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response presents a narrative of the massacres of the Armenians
during the 1890s and genocide in 1915 at the responsibility of the Ottoman government
. Using archival documents and first-person accounts, Peter Balakian
shows the history of how the Young Turks were involved in the Armenian Genocide
. The book received the 2005 Raphael Lemkin
Prize and was a New York Times Notable Book and New York Times and national best seller.
Hamidian massacres
The Hamidian massacres , also referred to as the Armenian Massacres of 1894–1896, refers to the massacring of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, with estimates of the dead ranging from anywhere between 80,000 to 300,000, and at least 50,000 orphans as a result...
during the 1890s and genocide in 1915 at the responsibility of the Ottoman government
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. Using archival documents and first-person accounts, Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian is a poet, writer and academic, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of Humanities at Colgate University.- Life :...
shows the history of how the Young Turks were involved in the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
. The book received the 2005 Raphael Lemkin
Raphael Lemkin
Raphael Lemkin was a Polish lawyer of Jewish descent. He is best known for his work against genocide, a word he coined in 1943 from the root words genos and -cide...
Prize and was a New York Times Notable Book and New York Times and national best seller.