A Shameful Act

Zusatztext The first lucid and comprehensive study of a historical fact - the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Informationen zum Autor Tan Akcam is a Turkish historian who was one of the first to term the events of 1915 a 'genocide'. He was imprisoned for his actions, yet escaped and has since been named a 'prisoner of conscience' by Amnesty International. He now teaches at centre for Holocaust and Genocide studies, Minnesota. Klappentext The definitive history of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Turkey, which was critically acclaimed in the US. 'His work is breaking new ground' "New York Times" The definitive history of the 1915 Armenian Genocide Zusammenfassung The definitive history of the 1915 Armenian Genocide

Product details

• Authors: Taner Akcam, Akcam Taner
• Publisher: Constable
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.08.2007
• EAN: 9781845295523
• ISBN: 978-1-84529-552-3
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 37 mm
• Series: Tom Thorne Novels
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; First World War, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Turkey, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1910 to c 1919, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Turkey; Genocide, Türkiye / Turkey