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A shameful act : the Armenian genocide and the question of Turkish responsibility / Taner Akçam ; translated by Paul Bessemer.
- Title
- A shameful act : the Armenian genocide and the question of Turkish responsibility / Taner Akçam ; translated by Paul Bessemer.
- Author
- Akçam, Taner, 1953-
- Publication
- New York : Metropolitan Books, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS195.5 .A418 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 483 p. : map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- A study of the Armenian genocide draws on Ottoman sources, including parliamentary minutes, letters, military and court records, and eyewitness accounts, to lay responsibility for the event on Turkish authorities, revealing a systematic orchestration of the killings by the military, ruling political parties, and the Ottoman state.
- Uniform Title
- İnsan hakları ve Ermeni sorunu. English
- Alternative Title
- İnsan hakları ve Ermeni sorunu.
- Subject
- Note
- "Originally published in Turkey in 1999 under the title İnsan hakları ve Ermeni sorunu : İttihat ve Terakki'den Kurtuluş Savaşı'na"--T.p. verso.
- Paperback issued 2007.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-464) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Ottoman state and its non-Muslim populations -- The Union and progress era -- Turkish nationalism -- What led to the decision for genocide? -- The decision and its aftermath -- The question of punishing the "Turk" -- Ottoman government initiatives -- The Turkish national movement's position on the genocide -- The final phase of the trials -- Why the postwar trials failed.
- ISBN
- 0805079327
- 9780805079326
- 9780805086652
- 080508665X (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2005058401
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library