Americaâs Turkish Lobby against Armenian Genocide Recognition
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While much ink has been spilled on the Armenian-American Lobbyâs efforts to achieve the formal recognition of the tragic events in Anatolia of 1915â1918 as a Genocide, little is known about how the Turkish Lobby sought to prevent such recognition. This article is the first in the literature to offer a systematic account of how the Turkish Lobby advocated in the United States to prevent the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
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Americaâs Turkish Lobby against Armenian Genocide Recognition
In: Iran and the CaucasusSearch for other papers by Erin Currie in
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Abstract
While much ink has been spilled on the Armenian-American Lobbyâs efforts to achieve the formal recognition of the tragic events in Anatolia of 1915â1918 as a Genocide, little is known about how the Turkish Lobby sought to prevent such recognition. This article is the first in the literature to offer a systematic account of how the Turkish Lobby advocated in the United States to prevent the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
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| Abstract Views | 6364 | 3316 | 252 |
| Full Text Views | 85 | 27 | 3 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 162 | 63 | 6 |
