ABSTRACT

First Published in 1993. This book is ‘about’ the Armenians but it is also about the diplomats, missionaries and politicians whose interests and involvement helped to create the Armenian question in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. It is also about public opinion, and particularly the religious and racial biases that were usually carried into any discussion of Ottoman affairs.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

part 1|33 pages

The Religious Question

chapter 1|13 pages

Imperialism and the Christian Polemic

chapter 2|8 pages

Christians Under the ‘Ottoman Yoke'

chapter 3|10 pages

The Missionary Impact

part 2|27 pages

The Political Synthesis

chapter 4|11 pages

War, Reform and the Armenians

chapter 5|14 pages

‘The Chains Must Be Broken’

part 3|89 pages

The Consequences

chapter 6|10 pages

Insurrection in the East

chapter 7|14 pages

The Ambassadors Propose

chapter 8|16 pages

Reform and Chaos

chapter 9|9 pages

The Missionary ‘Meddlers'

part 4|30 pages

The Reaction

chapter 10|13 pages

The Armenian Agitation

chapter 11|7 pages

The Powers Dispose

chapter |7 pages

Epilogue