Perspectives from a Neutral State: Dutch Sources on the Question of the Armenian Genocide

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Abstract

The question whether or not the massacres of Armenians in 1915 were a genocide is hotly debated between Armenian and Turkish historians. A great deal of controversy is related to the trustworthiness of Ottoman/Turkish, Armenian and Entente-power sources. This article investigates whether sources from a neutral country in the First World War - the Netherlands - can help to clarify this matter and comes to the conclusion that these sources seem to corroberate the notion of an Armenian genocide, but also that these Dutch sources are not beyond reproach themselves and are too scarce to make such a judgement.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnknown Fronts
Subtitle of host publicationThe "Eastern Turn" in First World War History
EditorsElka Agoston-Nikolova, Marijke van Diggelen, Guido van Hengel , Hans van Koningsbrugge, Nicolaas A. Kraft van Ermel
Place of PublicationGroningen
PublisherInstituut voor Noord- en Oosteuropese Studies
Pages79-100
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)978-90-825590-2-6
ISBN (Print)978-90-825590-1-9
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameBaltic Studies
PublisherInstituut voor Noord- en Oost Europese Studies
Volume17
ISSN (Print)0928-3994

Keywords

  • Armenian Genocide
  • First World War
  • World War One
  • The Netherlands
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Historiography
  • Diplomatic Sources
  • Genocide

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