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100 1  Powell, Nicole.
245 10 Elite perceptions and the adoption of an extremist policy of genocide : |ba comparative case study of Armenia and Rwanda / |cby Nicole Powell.
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2006.
300    ix, 63 pages
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
502    Theses (M.A.)--University of New Hampshire, 2006.
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-63).
520    The events leading up to the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 are similar to the events that led to the genocide that occurred in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. Economic and political crises plagued both states, international pressures to democratize weighed on both states, and both states were subject to ethnic polarization. This project examines those common factors preceding the Rwandan and Armenian genocides; and looks at elite's perception of a threat to their power because of the existence of those factors. Furthermore, the paper examines the relationship between the perception of a threat to elite power and the subsequent adoption of a genocidal policy. This comparative, most similar systems case study of the Rwandan and Armenian genocides provides a model that suggests a trajectory for the adoption of a genocidal policy. Recognizing precursory factors that are perceived to threaten elites and lead them to adopt a radical policy of genocide may enable the prevention of the most horrific atrocity still afflicting the twenty-first century.
530    Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM.
533    Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2007. |e22 cm.
590    Dissertations and Theses
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
650  0 Genocide |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Political atrocities |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Genocide |zRwanda.
650  0 Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923.
650  0 Armenians |zTurkey |xHistory.
650  0 Genocide |zTurkey.
651  0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |xAtrocities.
651  0 Rwanda |xPolitics and government.
651  0 Turkey |xHistory |y20th century.
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956 41  |uhttp://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib136040/1437638.pdf |zHosted by USHMM.
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