From Empire to Republic

From Empire to Republic
Author :
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages : 242
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781848136779
ISBN-13 : 1848136773
Rating : 4/5 (773 Downloads)

Book Synopsis From Empire to Republic by : Taner Akçam

Download or read book From Empire to Republic written by Taner Akçam and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taner Akçam is one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and discuss openly the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman-Turkish government in 1915. This book discusses western political policies towards the region generally, and represents the first serious scholarly attempt to understand the Genocide from a perpetrator rather than victim perspective, and to contextualize those events within Turkey's political history. By refusing to acknowledge the fact of genocide, successive Turkish governments not only perpetuate massive historical injustice, but also pose a fundamental obstacle to Turkey's democratization today.


From Empire to Republic Related Books