A closer examination shows that the “genocide” debate is merely a red herring.
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Taner Akcam holds the Kaloosdian and Mugar Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University. He is the author of many books including awards win... ning book The Young Turks' Crime against Humanity (Princeton). His most recent book, with Umit Kurt, is The Spirit of the Laws, Confiscation of Armenian Properties (Berghahn Books).
A closer examination shows that the “genocide” debate is merely a red herring.