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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Juliet
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-15T01:54:13Z
dc.date.available2021-07-15T01:54:13Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1462-3528
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14623528.2017.1330851
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/405982
dc.description.abstractThe flourishing of nativist political sentiments during the recent United States presidential election has resulted in popular speculation about who is, and who is not, a ‘real’ American. Foreign-born citizens’ struggles to forge a sense of civic belonging amid fears of national disloyalty have significant precedent. This article examines one such historical episode, which centres on a claims commission established between the United States and Turkey during the interwar period. The American-Turkish Claims Commission was intended to aid the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two nations through the resolution of private claims. For the hundreds of Armenian-Americans who filed claims, the Commission provided an unparalleled opportunity to seek their new government’s assistance in claiming compensation from the Republic of Turkey for losses incurred during the Armenian genocide. However, such faith was unwarranted, as the United States excluded from consideration all of the claims made by American citizens who were former Ottoman subjects. This article examines the reasons behind the exclusion of these claims and raises questions as to how immigrant communities can overcome the narrowing of what it means to be American both on the world stage and at home.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom299
dc.relation.ispartofpageto317
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Genocide Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAnthropology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHistorical studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4401
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4408
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4303
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsGovernment & Law
dc.subject.keywordsArmenian genocide
dc.subject.keywordsAmerican citizen
dc.titleThe New World and the 'New Turks': the American-Turkish Claims Commission and Armenian-Americans' contested citizenship in the interwar period
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDavis, J, The New World and the 'New Turks': the American-Turkish Claims Commission and Armenian-Americans' contested citizenship in the interwar period, Journal of Genocide Research, 2017, 19 (3), pp. 299-317
dc.date.updated2021-07-15T01:49:21Z
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gro.griffith.authorDavis, Juliet E.


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