ARMENIAN GENOCIDE |
HISTORIANS PERSPECITIVE |
Historian 1: Justin McCarthy is now of the many historians who believe that the Armenian Genocide was not a Genocide and believes that it was a civil war triggered by World War 1. Many scholars have criticised Justin McCarthy harshly because of his denial of the Armenian Genocide McCarthy agrees that a million Armenians died during the massacres of 1915-1923, but he argues that millions of Muslims in the region were also massacred in this period and many at the "hands of Armenian insurgents and militia”.
Historian 2: Vahakn Dadrian is also one of the many historians who deny that the Armenian Genocide was not a genocide. Vahakn Dadrian was born in a family who had lost many members during the Armenian genocide. Vahakan Dadrian is also criticized for the denial of the Armenian Genocide by many other historians and scholars. Like Justin McCarthy Vahakan Dadrian also believed that the Armenian Genocide was not a war but was a civil war between the Armenian and the Turks.
Historian 3: Ronald Suny is a more modern historian from now days. Ronald Suny’s family had been through the Armenian Genocide. In an interview he has a very interesting quote in which he states “what you have is essentially an essentialist argument—that is: Turks are the kind of people who employ massacre and systematic killing to maintain their imperial dominance. It’s almost a racist argument.” Ronald funny is one of the many historians who believes that the Armenian Genocide was a Genocide and does not disagree. Ronald Suny states that the genocide was an event contingent on the specific choices that leaders made, and the context in which they lived.
Historian 4:Dr. Bernard Lewis is another one of the many historian who does not believe in the Armenian Genocide but states that massacres had happened. Dr. Bernard Lewis states the fact that there is not much evidence to say that a genocide happened.Yes there were tremendous massacres, the numbers are very uncertain but a million may well be likely," and that because of this and other significant differences between the Armenian massacres and the Holocaust, parallels are "rather absurd". "the issue is not whether the massacres happened or not, but rather if these massacres were as a result of a deliberate preconceived decision of the Turkish government," and that "there is no evidence for such a decision."
Historian 2: Vahakn Dadrian is also one of the many historians who deny that the Armenian Genocide was not a genocide. Vahakn Dadrian was born in a family who had lost many members during the Armenian genocide. Vahakan Dadrian is also criticized for the denial of the Armenian Genocide by many other historians and scholars. Like Justin McCarthy Vahakan Dadrian also believed that the Armenian Genocide was not a war but was a civil war between the Armenian and the Turks.
Historian 3: Ronald Suny is a more modern historian from now days. Ronald Suny’s family had been through the Armenian Genocide. In an interview he has a very interesting quote in which he states “what you have is essentially an essentialist argument—that is: Turks are the kind of people who employ massacre and systematic killing to maintain their imperial dominance. It’s almost a racist argument.” Ronald funny is one of the many historians who believes that the Armenian Genocide was a Genocide and does not disagree. Ronald Suny states that the genocide was an event contingent on the specific choices that leaders made, and the context in which they lived.
Historian 4:Dr. Bernard Lewis is another one of the many historian who does not believe in the Armenian Genocide but states that massacres had happened. Dr. Bernard Lewis states the fact that there is not much evidence to say that a genocide happened.Yes there were tremendous massacres, the numbers are very uncertain but a million may well be likely," and that because of this and other significant differences between the Armenian massacres and the Holocaust, parallels are "rather absurd". "the issue is not whether the massacres happened or not, but rather if these massacres were as a result of a deliberate preconceived decision of the Turkish government," and that "there is no evidence for such a decision."