The Burning Tigris

The Burning Tigris
AuthorPeter Balakian
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistory
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited States
Pages465
ISBN978-0-06-019840-4
OCLC51653350
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LC ClassDS195.5 .B353 2003

The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response is a book written by Peter Balakian, and published in 2003. It details the Armenian genocide, the events leading up to it, and the events following it. In particular, Balakian focuses on the American response to the persecution and genocide of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire from 1894 to 1923.