Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 281 g
Talaat Pasha's Orders on the Armenian Genocide and Naim Bey's Testimony
Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 281 g
Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of Genocide
ISBN: 978-3-031-97230-0
Verlag: Springer
This book makes Aram Andonian's available for English language readers. served as the first systematic documentation of the Armenian Genocide, introducing the memoir of an Ottoman bureaucrat that contained handwritten copies of approximately 52 Ottoman documents, including direct orders to kill Armenians. It therefore holds immense historical significance, as it provides irrefutable evidence of the Armenian Genocide using original Ottoman documents.
In 1983, the Turkish government published a book claiming that Andonian’s work was fraudulent by presenting three arguments: 1. That the Ottoman bureaucrat named did not exist; 2. A non-existent person cannot have a memoir and, if it exists, you must show the handwritten manuscripts; 3. The allegedly fake telegrams have 12 different reasons for their inauthenticity. Based on these, Andonian’s book and the official Ottoman documents it contained were discredited as a historical source. Taner Akçam's previous book with Palgrave Macmillan, , was a response to the Turkish government’s attempt to discredit Andonian’s book and documents, and rehabilitated their status as valuable materials in the study of the Armenian Genocide.
stands as an immortal testament to historical truth, and this version of it includes a detailed preface written by Akçam, incorporating his new findings and information that has come to light since the publication of , along with additional explanatory notes.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction.- Part 1. The Testimony of Naim Bey.- 2. The Perpetrators.- 3. The Massacres of Ras al-Ayn and Intili.- 4. The Massacres of Deir ez-Zor.- Part 2. Official Documents.- 5. Premeditation.- 6. Cautionary Measures.- 7. General Circumstances of the Massacres.- 8. The Little Martyrs.- 9. Encouragement.- 10. Attempts at Justificatiom.- 11. The Second Act.- 12. Epilogue - The Responsibility of the General Public.- 13. Appendix.- 14. Supplement to the English Edition.
