Defending the nation? maintaining Turkey's narrative of the Armenian genocide

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-485

  Dixon, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Armenian Genocide; Authoritarian Legacy; Democratic Consolidation; Institutional Continuity; Military; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; GENOCIDE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

TURKEY;

EID: 78650063649     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2010.513605     Document Type: Article

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