From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide
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About the Book
The murder of more than one million Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish government in 1915 has been acknowledged as genocide. Yet almost 100 years later, these crimes remain unrecognized by the Turkish state. This book is the first attempt by a Turk to understand the genocide from a perpetrator's, rather than victim's, perspective, and to contextualize the events of 1915 within Turkey's political history and western regional policies. Turkey today is in the midst of a tumultuous transition. It is emerging from its Ottoman legacy and on its way to recognition by the west as a normal nation state. But until it confronts its past and present violations of human rights, it will never be a truly democratic nation. This book explores the sources of the Armenian genocide, how Turks today view it, the meanings of Turkish and Armenian identity, and how the long legacy of western intervention in the region has suppressed reform, rather than promoted democracy.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9781842775271
EAN: 9781842775271
Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2004
Binding: Paperback
Book Type: English
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Dewey: 956.620
Height: 216 mm
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Pagination: 288 pages, black & white illustrations
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 19 mm
Sub Title: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-10: 1842775278
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Acedemic Level: English
Bood Data Readership Text: Professional & Vocational
Continuations: English
Depth: 19
Gardner Classification Code: W00
Illustrations: black & white illustrations
LCCN: 2004043631
No of Pages: 288
PrintOnDemand: N
Series Title: English
Star Rating: 1
UK Availability: GXC