Balakian, Peter

Presents a study of the Armenian genocide which began in the 1890s when Sultan Abdul Hamid II ordered the massacre of Armenians, and which recurred in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, and discusses the American response to the crisis and its implications for genocides in the twenty-first century.

The author describes his life as the child of Armenian immigrants in America and discusses his family's struggles, and the struggles of other Armenians, during 1915 when the Ottoman Turkish government put over one million Armenians to death.

The author describes his life as the child of Armenian immigrants in America and discusses his family's struggles, and the struggles of other Armenians, during 1915 when the Ottoman Turkish government put over one million Armenians to death.

Presents a study of the Armenian genocide which began in the 1890s when Sultan Abdul Hamid II ordered the massacre of Armenians, and which recurred in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, and discusses the American response to the crisis and its implications for genocides in the twenty-first century.

Bestselling author Peter Balakian chronicles his life, focusing on his childhood in the American suburbs and how he felt after learning the truth about his family's experiences during the Armenian Genocide in 1915.