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Comparative Aspects of the
Armenian Genocide

September 3, 2003

Adalian, Rouben Paul. "Comparative Policy and Differential Practice in the Treatment of Minorities in Wartime: The United States Archival Evidence on the Armenians and Greeks in the Ottoman Empire." Journal of Genocide Research 3, no. 1 (2001): 31-48.

Astourian, Stephan H.. "Why Genocide? The Armenian and Jewish Experiences in Perspective." Slavic Review 50, no. 4 (Winter. 1991): 1053.

Bauer, Yehuda. "Comparison of Genocides." In Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian, eds., Studies in Comparative Genocide. London: Macmillian and New York: St. Martin's Press (1999): 31-43.

Bauer, Yehuda. "Holocaust and Genocide: Some Comparisons." In Lessons and Legacies: The Meaning of the Holocaust in a Changing World. Edited by Peter Hayes, 36-46. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1991.

Bloxham, Donald. "The Beginning of the Armenian Catastrophe: Comparative and Contextual Considerations." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 101-28. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Bozarslan, Hamit. "L'Extermination Des Arméniens Et Des Juifs: Quelques Éléments De Comparison." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 317-45. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Charny, Israel W.. "Turks, Armenians, and Jews." Tel Aviv: Inst. of the International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide (1983): 269-315.

Charny, Israel W. "Which Genocide Matters More?: Learning to Care About Humanity." In Genocide in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Samuel Totten et al., 535-42. New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1995.

Cohen, Beth B. "In the Shadow of Genocide: A Comparative Analysis." Journal of Armenian Studies 6, no. 2 (2000-2001): 89-104.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "Common Features of the Armenian and Jewish Cases of Genocide: A Comparative Victimological Perspective." In Israel Drapkin, ed., Victimology: A New Focus. Vol. 4. Violence and Its Victims. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Co. (1975): 99-120.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "Some Determinants of Genocidal Violence in Inter-group Conflicts -- with Particular Reference to the Armenian and Jewish Cases." Sociologus 26 no. 3 (1976): 130-149.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "The Comparative Aspects of the Armenian and Jewish Cases of Genocide: A Sociohistorical Perspective." In Alan S. Rosenbaum, ed., Is the Holocaust Unique? Boulder, CO: Westview Press (1996): 101-135.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "The Convergent Aspects of the Armenian and Jewish Cases of Genocide. A Reinterpretation of the Concept of Holocaust." Holocaust and Genocide Studies 3, no. 2 (1988): 151-169.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "The Historical and Legal Interconnections between the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust: From Impunity to Retributive Justice." Yale Journal of International Law 23, no. 2 (Summer. 1998): 504-559.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "The Tripartite Edifice of the Holocaust and the Imagery of Uniqueness." International Network on Holocaust and Genocide 11, no. 1-2 (Apr. 1996): 13-17, 21.

Dadrian, Vahakn N.. "Towards a Theory of Genocide Incorporating the Instance of Holocaust: Comments, Criticisms and Suggestions." Holocaust and Genocide Studies 5, no. 2 (1990): 129-143.

Defeis, Elizabeth F. "Elections and Democracy: Armenia, a Case Study." Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal 20, no. 3 (1998): 455-74.

Dekmejian, R. Hrair. "Determinants of Genocide: Armenians and Jews as Case Studies." In Richard G. Hovannisian, ed., The Armenian Genocide in Perspective. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction (1986): 85-96.

Fein, Helen. Denying Genocide: From Armenia to Bosnia. Occasional Papers in Comparative and International Politics, 1. London: London School of Economics and Political Science, 2001.

Fein, Helen. "A Formula for Genocide: Comparison of the Turkish Genocide (1915) and the German Holocaust (1939-1945)." Comparative Studies in Sociology 1 (1978): 271-294.

Fein, Helen. "Dilemmas of Transnational Defense of Minorities: The Movement for Armenian Rights (1876-1915) and the Contemporary Movement for Soviet Jewry." Journal of Armenian Studies 4, no. 1-2 (1992): 330-351.

Fein, Helen. Genocide: A Sociological Perspective. London: Sage Publications, 1993.

Fein, Helen. "Testing Theories Brutally: Armenia (1915), Bosnia (1992) and Rwanda (1994)." In Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian, eds., Studies in Comparative Genocide. London: Macmillian and New York: St. Martin's Press (1999): 157-164.

Gerlach, Christian. "Nationsbildung Im Krieg: Wirschaftliche Faktoren Bei Der Vernichtung Der Armenier Und Beim Mord an Den Ungarischen Juden." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 347-422. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.
Goekjian, Gregory F.. "Genocide and Historical Desire." Semiotica 83, no. 3-4 (1991): 211-225.

Guroian, Vigen. "Comparison of the Armenian and Jewish Genocides: Some Common Features." Thought 58, no. 229 (1983): 207-223.

Gust, Wolfgang. "Die Verdrängung Des Völkermords an Den Armeniern-Ein Signal Für Die Shoah." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 463-80. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Horowitz, Irving L.. "Science, Modernity and Authorized Terror: Reconsidering the Genocidal State." In Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian, eds., Studies in Comparative Genocide. London: Macmillian and New York: St. Martin's Press (1999): 15-30.

Horowitz, Irving Louis. "Genocide and the Reconstruction of Social Theory: Observations on the Exclusivity of Collective Death." Armenian Review 37 no. 1-145 (1984): 1-21.

Horowitz, Irving Louis. "Government Responsibilities to Jews and Armenians: Nazi Holocaust and Turkish Genocide Reconsidered." Armenian Review 39 no. 1-Spr (1986): 1-9.

Hovannisian, Richard G.. "Denial of the Armenian Genocide in Comparison with Holocaust Denial." In Richard G. Hovannisian, ed., Remembrance and Denial: The Case of the Armenian Genocide. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1999, 201-236.

Huttenbach, Henry R. "From the Editor: A Reply to Fackenheim (2). What Is Holocaust Uniqueness? Can Other Genocides Be Unique?" Journal of Genocide Research 2, no. 1 (2000): 7-9.

Huttenbach, Henry H.. "The Psychology and Politics of Genocide Denial: A Comparison of Four Case Studies." In Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian, eds., Studies in Comparative Genocide. London: Macmillian and New York: St. Martin's Press (1999): 216-229.

Kiernan, Ben. "Enver Pasha and Pol Pot: A Comparison of the Armenian and Cambodian Genocides." In Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian, eds., Studies in Comparative Genocide. London: Macmillian and New York: St. Martin's Press (1999): 165-181.

Levene, Mark . "The Experience of Genocide: Armenia 1915-16 and Romania 1941-42." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 423-62. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Lipstadt, Deborah E.. "Through the Looking Glass: Press Responses to Genocide." Social Education 55, no. 2 (Feb.. 1991): 116-120, 129.

Loftus, John. "Genocide and Deterrence." Journal of Armenian Studies 4, no. 1-2 (1992): 363-371.

Mazian, Florence. Why Genocide? The Armenian and Jewish Experiences in Perspective. Ames, IA: Iowa State U.P., 1990, 291p.

Melson, Robert. On the Uniqueness and Comparability of the Holocaust: A Comparison with the Armenian Genocide. Sydney, Australia: Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies, Macquarie University, 1996, 50p.

Melson, Robert. "Paradigms of Genocide: The Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and Contemporary Mass Destructions." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 548 (1996): 156-168.

Melson, Robert. "Problèmes Soulevés Par La Comparaison Entre Le Génocide Arménien Et L'Holocauste." In L'Actualité Du Génocide Des Arméniens. Actes Du Colloque Organisé Par Le Comité De Défense De La Cause Arménienne à Paris-Sorbonne Les 16, 17 Et 18 Avril 1998., 373-85. Paris: Edipol, 1999.

Melson, Robert. "Revolution and Genocide: On the Causes of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust." In Richard G. Hovannisian, ed., The Armenian Genocide: History, Politics, Ethics. New York: St. Martin's Press (1992): 80-102.

Melson, Robert F.. Revolution and Genocide: On the Origins of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992, 363p.

Melson, Robert F.. "The Armenian Genocide as Precursor and Prototype of Twentieth-Century Genocide." In Alan S. Rosenbaum, ed., Is the Holocaust Unique? Boulder, CO: Westview Press (1996): 87-99.

Rodrigue, Aron. "The Mass Destruction of Armenians and Jews in the 20th Century in Historical Perspective." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 303-16. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Rosenfeld, Gavriel D.. "The Politics of Uniqueness: Reflections on the Recent Polemical Turn in Holocaust and Genocide Scholarship." Holocaust and Genocide Studies 13, no. 1 (Spring. 1990): 28-61.

Rubenstein, Richard L.. "The Legacy of Genocide." Journal of Armenian Studies 4, no. 1-2 (1992): 413-425.

Schaller, Dominik J. "Josef Guttmann-Ein Pioneer Der Völkermordforschung." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 493-500. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Smith, Roger W.. "State Power and Genocidal Intent: On the Uses of Genocide in the Twentieth Century." In Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian, eds., Studies in Comparative Genocide. London: Macmillian and New York: St. Martin's Press (1999): 3-14.
Tamcke, Martin. "Zum Beieinander Von Shoah Und Völkermord an Den Armeniern Bei Armin T. Wegner: Ein Glosse Zu Wegners Essay <<Die Feuerkrugel>> Von 1966." In Der Völkermord an Den Armeniern Und Die Shoah / The Armenian Genocide and the Shoah. Editors Hans-Lukas Kieser and Dominik J. Schaller, 481-92. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2002.

Ternon, Yves. "Aux Deux Extrémités Du Siècle, Arménie, Rwanda." In L'Actualité Du Génocide Des Arméniens. Actes Du Colloque Organisé Par Le Comité De Défense De La Cause Arménienne à Paris-Sorbonne Les 16, 17 Et 18 Avril 1998., 429-38. Paris: Edipol, 1999.

Ternon, Yves. "After Genocide: How to Repair the Irreprable? A Comparison of Four Genocides." In Problems of Genocide: Proceedings of the International Conference on "Problems of Genocide," April 21-23, 1995. Cambridge, MA and Toronto: Zoryan Institute (1997): 336-348.

Ternon, Yves. "The State's Crime: On the Subject of the Armenian and Jewish Genocides." Genocide & Human Rights. A Special Issue of The Journal of Armenian Studies 4, no. 1-2 (1992): 97-108.

Wald, George. "Genocide in the Twentieth Century." Journal of Armenian Studies 4, no. 1-2 (1992): 353-356.