Genocide and Persecution: Armenia examines the historical background on the violence in Armenia. The title covers the systematic extermination and deportation of Armenians from their homeland. The last chapter includes personal narratives by those impacte; The Genocide and Persecution series offers readers a multitude of perspectives, allowing for a more nuanced understanding of these complex and horrific periods in world history.

Historical background on the Armenian genocide : The Armenian genocide had historical precedents / Vahakn N. Dadrian ; Armenians are killed and expelled in the 1890s /Associated Press ; Armenians are massacred at Adana / New York Times ; The Armenians are targeted for extermination from 1915 to 1917 / Leslie A. Davis ; Persecution of Armenians persists long after the genocide / Tessa Hofmann ; The Armenian diaspora is an ongoing phenomenon / Martin W. Lewis ; The United States has not acknowledged the Armenian genocide / Zuber Hewrami -- Controversies surrounding the Armenian genocide : Turkey committed genocide against Armenians / Gregory Stanton ; The Armenian genocide and the Holocaust were differently motivated / Robert Melson ; Armenian genocide denial is comparable to denial of the Holocaust / Richard G. Hovannisian ; Jews should be pragmatic in recognizing the Armenia genocide / Jewish Daily Forward ; Religious animosity caused violence against Armenians / James Creelman ; The history of the Armenian genocide: conclusion / Vahakn N. Dadrian ; What led to the decision for genocide? / Taner Akçam -- Personal narratives : Turks report on the expulsion and killings of Armenians / New York Times ; An Armenian refugee remembers violence in Turkey / Minneapolis Morning Tribune ; An Armenian clergyman remembers the genocide / Abraham H. Artunian ; An Armenian man remembers surviving the genocide as a child / Donald E. Miller and Lorna Touryan Miller ; Survivors of the genocide tell their stories / Carol Bedrosian and Laura Boghosian.