The event coincided with the publication of akcams new book a shameful act. The definitive account of the organized destruction of the ottoman. A landmark assessment of turkish culpability in the armenian genocide, the first history of its kind by a turkish historian in 1915, under the cover of a world war, some one million armenians were killed through starvation, forced marches, forced exile, and mass acts. A landmark assessment of turkish culpability in the armenian genocide, the first history of its kind by a turkish historian in 1915, under the cover of a world war, some one million armenians were killed through starvation, forced marches, forced exile, and mass acts of. But i ended the book with a larger philosophical question. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility by taner akcam. In this work, akcam, who was called the sherlock holmes. Ust center for international studies presents taner akcam. A landmark assessment of turkish culpability in the armenian genocide, the first history of its kind by a turkish historian.
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The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility by taner akcam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A shameful act includes a detailed study of the postwar trials of those who perpetrated the armenian genocide, and i am especially pleased that the analysis is based on a large number of previously unused archival documents. Yerevan turkish historian taner akcam s books on the armenian genocide a shameful act. Using this occasion i also want to thank everybody who made the publication of this book possible, especially metropolitan books.
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Taner akcam has 26 books on goodreads with 2496 ratings. Book presentation 20072008 thank you for that very kind introduction. A landmark assessment of turkish culpability in the armenian genocide, the first history of its kind by a turkish histor. In the summary of the book killing orders, kivork khatoun wanes says. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a shameful act.
Taner akcam has written a 2006 book entitled, a shameful act. Under the cover of world war i, through the secret organisation of unofficial gangs of kurds, released prisoners, german officers and. Ironically, the title for akcams book, a shameful act, comes from a speech by ataturk himself. Taner akcam 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. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility reprint by taner akcam isbn. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a shameful act. Thankfully, we have taner akcam s magnificently researched study, a shameful act, as rebuke and counterlesson. Aug 21, 2007 about taner akcam born in ardahan province, turkey, in 1953, taner akcam is the author of ten scholarly works of history and sociology, including a shameful act, as well as numerous articles in turkish, german, and english. Taner akcam wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. In 1915, the turkish government systematically organised the wholesale slaughter of a complete race, the armenians. Buy a shameful act by taner akcam from waterstones today. Born in ardahan province, turkey, in 1953, taner akcam is the author of ten scholarly works of history and sociology, including a shameful act, as well as numerous articles in turkish, german, and english. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility ebook.
Turkish historian taner akcam describes the acts of cruelty e ndured by the christian armenians and other christian minorities under the rule of the ottoman empire in a shameful act. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility turkish. Akcam, writing from the safe distance of the university of minnesota, has worked through thousands and thousands of documents to find concrete evidence thereof, against considerable difficulty. The young turks crime against humanity is an informative work whose usefulness is greatly enhanced by several welldrawn maps. Turkish nationalism and the armenian genocide, zed books isbn 1842775278. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility ebook written by taner akcam. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility and the killing orders talat pashas telegrams and the armenian genocide, have been translated, published in arabic and now are available to a broad audience. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this work akcam, who was called the sherlock holmes of armenian. It is a pleasure to share with you my new book, a shameful act. Praise for a shameful act no one knows how many armenians died at turkish hands in the 1910s, but the number almost certainly exceeds one million. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility, which will be.
Taner akcam author born in ardahan province, turkey, in 1953, taner akcam is the author of ten scholarly works of history and sociology, including a shameful act, as well as numerous articles in turkish, german, and english. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility, by taner akcam, is a turkish blast against this national denial. Get free shipping on a shameful act by taner akcam, from. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The armenian genocide and turkeys responsibility book by professor taner akcam, turkish historian, visiting associate professor at the university of minnesota, won the minnesota book prize. A shameful act goodreads meet your next favorite book. No future discussion of the history will be able to ignore this brilliant. Elie wiesel spent his early years in a small transylvanian town as one of four children.
The definitive account of the organized destruction of the ottoman armenians. Unfortunately, however, instead of coming to terms with the crimes that the wartime regime perpetrated, ataturk set a course of denial from which the government of turkey has not veered to this day. As we can see from its library of congress loc listing, the turkish title is insan haklari ve ermeni sorunu. Akcam draws upon rich archival sourcesparticularly the prime ministerial ottoman archive in istanbul and the archives of the ministry of the interior, as well as turkish court proceedings immediately after the war. In this work akcam, who was called the sherlock holmes. Buy a shameful act by taner akcam with free delivery. Turkish historian taner akcams books on armenian genocide. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility by taner akcam and a great selection of related books, art and. Thankfully, we have taner akcams magnificently researched study, a shameful act, as rebuke and counterlesson. He was the only one of the family to survive what francois maurois, in his introduction, calls the human holocaust of the persecution of the jews, which began with the restrictions, the singularization of the yellow star, the enclosure within the ghetto, and went on to the mass. Oct 03, 2006 elie wiesel spent his early years in a small transylvanian town as one of four children. Shameful act paperback august 21, 2007 by taner akcam author 4.
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