Shameful Act The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibi Lity

Name: Shameful Act The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibi Lity
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ISBN: 9780805086652

ISBN-10: 080508665X

ISBN-13: 9780805086652

Edition: 2007

Authors: Taner Akcam

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"The definitive account of the organized destruction of the Ottoman Armenians . . . No future discussion of the history will be able to ignore this brilliant book."--Orhan Pamuk Beginning in 1915, under the cover of a world war, some one million Armenians were killed through starvation, forced marches, and mass acts of slaughter. Although Armenians and the judgment of history have long held the Ottoman powers responsible for genocide, modern Turkey has rejected any such claim. Now, in a pioneering work of excavation, Turkish historian Taner Akcam has made unprecedented use of Ottoman and other sources--military and court records, parliamentary minutes, letters, and eyewitness reports--to…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.11" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Taner Akcam, the first scholar of Turkish origin to publicly acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, holds the Kaloosdian and Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University. His many books include "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility" (Metropolitan Books).



Map


Preface


Author's Note



The Armenian Question Prior to the Decision for Genocide



The Ottoman State and Its Non-Muslim Populations



The Union and Progress Era



Turkish Nationalism



The Decision for Genocide and Subsequent Developments



What Led to the Decision for Genocide?



The Decision and Its Aftermath



The investigations and Prosecution of the War Crimes and Genocide



The Question of Punishing the "Turks"



Ottoman Government Initiatives



The Turkish National Movement's Position on the Genocide



The Final Phase of the Trials



Why the Postwar Trials Failed


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index