% ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁had ▁been ▁lifted ▁from ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁two ▁Turkish ▁histor ians ▁and ▁a ▁Turkish - language ▁en cyc lopedia . ▁V ry on is ▁presented ▁his ▁find ings ▁to ▁the ▁administration ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁but ▁the ▁university ▁decl ined ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁any ▁further ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁and ▁Modern ▁Turkey , ▁which ▁Shaw ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁E zel ▁K ural ▁Shaw , ▁and ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁the ▁sub title ▁Reform , ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁Republic : ▁the ▁R ise ▁of ▁Modern ▁Turkey , ▁ 1 8 0 8 – 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁Sh aws ▁denied ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁Most ▁sch ol ars ▁today ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁const itute ▁gen o cide . ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁Richard ▁G . ▁H ov ann is ian ▁the ▁Sh aws ▁character ize ▁the ▁Armen ians ▁as ▁" the ▁victim izers ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁as ▁the ▁privile ged ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁opp ress ed , ▁and ▁the ▁fabric ators ▁of ▁unf ounded ▁tales ▁of ▁mass acre ." ▁H ov ann is ian ▁also ▁critic ized ▁the ▁book : ▁" What ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁– ▁what ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁– ▁a ▁valuable ▁text ▁is ▁instead ▁an ▁un fortun ate ▁example ▁of ▁n ons ch olar ly ▁select ivity