A shameful act :
Akçam, Taner, 1953-
A shameful act : The Armenian genocide and the question of Turkish responsibility / Taner Akçam. - Athens : Papazese, 2007. - 550 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm.
"Originally published in Turkey in 1999 under the title Ínsan hakları ve Ermeni sorunu : Íttihat ve Terakki'den Kurtuluş Savaşı'na"--Title page verso.
Index: p. 545-550.
Cont.: 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.
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.
9789600221622
Հայոց ցեղասպանություն, 1915-1923
War crimes
Armenian Genocide
A shameful act : The Armenian genocide and the question of Turkish responsibility / Taner Akçam. - Athens : Papazese, 2007. - 550 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm.
"Originally published in Turkey in 1999 under the title Ínsan hakları ve Ermeni sorunu : Íttihat ve Terakki'den Kurtuluş Savaşı'na"--Title page verso.
Index: p. 545-550.
Cont.: 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.
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.
9789600221622
Հայոց ցեղասպանություն, 1915-1923
War crimes
Armenian Genocide