The Psychology of the Armenian Genocide

This book examines the radicalization of beliefs, tactics, and oppression by a dominant governing group when faced with a subordinate group’s historic quest for basic human rights dating back for five centuries. A unique approach, an analysis of archival documents, including minutes of Turkish meetings, provides a window into the inner workings and decision-making of the leaders. Their persuasive propaganda campaign is demystified by applying contemporary social psychological research to identif