A Shameful Act
The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibi lity
$45.53
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2007
Summary
“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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780805086652 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 080508665X |
| Author: | Taner Akcam |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 489g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
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Critics Review
“Akçam is the first Turkish scholar to call the massacres genocide; his impressive achievement here is to shine fresh light on exactly why and how the Ottoman Empire deported and slaughtered the Armenians.”–The New York Times Book Review
“No scholar has mined and synthesized the Ottoman Empire’s internal documents and memoirs with Akçam’s assiduous skill…. A Shameful Act is destined to become a touchstone for other studies…. Be grateful for Taner Akçam: he speaks the holy truth.”–Philadelphia Inquirer
“No one knows how many Armenians died at Turkish hands in the 1910s, but the number almost certainly exceeds one million. Akçam, 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. “–Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Taner Akcam
Born in Ardahan province, Turkey, in 1953, Taner Akçam 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. He currently teaches at Clark University.
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