A Shameful Act
The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility
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- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2007
Summary
In 1915, the Turkish government systematically organized the wholesale slaughter of a complete race, the Armenians. Under the cover of World War I, through the secret organization of unofficial gangs of Kurds, released prisoners, German officers, and Turks who had lost their lands in the war against the Balkans, over 1 million Armenians were murdered, starved, raped, and left to die.
Following the war, as the Nationalist movement began to rise from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845295523 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845295528 |
| Author: | Taner Akcam |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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Critics Review
The first lucid and comprehensive study of a historical fact - the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
The first lucid and comprehensive study of a historical fact - the Armenian Genocide of 1915. - Morning Star
Taner Akcam
Tan Akcam is a Turkish historian who was one of the first to term the events of 1915 a ‘genocide’. He was imprisoned for his actions, yet escaped and has since been named a ‘prisoner of conscience’ by Amnesty International. He now teaches at the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Minnesota.
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