Genocide and humanitarian resistance in Ottoman Syria, 1915-1917
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Khachador Mouradian
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Akcam, Taner; Dwork, Deborah
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Clark University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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296
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Committee members: Kevorkian, Raymond
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-24267-6
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
History
Body granting the degree
Clark University
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2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians who survived the initial wave of deportations and massacres empire-wide arrived in Ottoman Syria beginning in May 1915. The assault on, and the humanitarian resistance waged by Armenians in this region during World War I provide insight into key aspects of the Armenian Genocide. My dissertation offers a reassessment of what is referred to as the "second phase" of the Armenian Genocide. It presents a multifaceted account of developments in Aleppo and across the network of concentration camps in Ras ul-Ain and along the banks of the Euphrates River from Meskeneh to Der Zor during the war. Drawing upon previously untapped primary sources-particularly the minutes, ledgers, and reports of the Refugee Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo-as well as fresh insights from others, I examine the interactions between the local, regional, and central authorities, and the humanitarian resistance waged by a network of Armenians aided by locals and western missionaries.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Middle Eastern history
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Armenian Genocide;Concentration camps;Genocide;Ottoman Empire;Ottoman Syria;World War I