Comparer les génocides

Yves Ternon dedicates his article to the comparison of the genocidal processes regarding Armenia and the Shoah. Convinced that history can only be comparative, he reviews the question of motivation, decision making, planning and execution (even negation) in the two tragedies. He also questions the d...

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Main Author: Ternon, Yves
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Français
Published: 2003
Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:Yves Ternon dedicates his article to the comparison of the genocidal processes regarding Armenia and the Shoah. Convinced that history can only be comparative, he reviews the question of motivation, decision making, planning and execution (even negation) in the two tragedies. He also questions the development of the notion of crime against humanity, which is inseparable from the Armenian tragedy. Because comparison is an historical and civic imperative, Yves Ternon pleads for a parallel study, without trying to compare between the varions victims.