Bloxham links the genocide to the 19th-century competition between Great Powers (like Britain and Russia) for influence over the declining Ottoman Empire.
Bloxham challenges the common view that Imperial Germany was a direct architect of the genocide, instead portraying their role as one of tactical neglect or limited influence during the war. 📖 Book Structure
He describes the Ottoman Empire as a "shatterzone" where the shift toward ethnic-nationalist states led to the stigmatization and eventual removal of "problem" minorities to create a homogeneous majority.
