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Raphael Lemkin, Cultural Destruction, and the Armenian Genocide
P. Balakian · 2013
Catalogue summary
This article revisits Raphael Lemkin's concept of cultural destruction through Armenian Genocide evidence and his papers. It considers attacks on monuments, intellectual life, religious symbols, and conversion alongside their long-term effects on Armenian communities.
Why this matters
It connects Armenian evidence to the intellectual history of genocide and to debates about cultural destruction beyond physical killing.
Citation
P. Balakian 2013. Raphael Lemkin, Cultural Destruction, and the Armenian Genocide. Holocaust and Genocide Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/hgs/dct001
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