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Turkey and the Armenian ghost : on the trail of the genocide

Title
Turkey and the Armenian ghost : on the trail of the genocide / Laure Marchand and Guillaume Perrier ; foreword by Taner Akçam ; translated by Debbie Blythe.
Author
Marchand, Laure
Publication
  • Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Additional Authors
  • Perrier, Guillaume
  • Akçam, Taner, 1953-
  • Blythe, Debbie, 1955-
Description
xviii, 225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
"The first genocide of the twentieth century remains unrecognized and unpunished. One hundred years later, Turkey continues to deny the slaughter of over a million Ottoman Armenians in 1915 and the following years. What sets the Armenian genocide apart from other mass atrocities is that the country responsible has never officially acknowledged its actions, and no individual has ever been brought to justice. Here, the authors visit historic sites and interview politicians, elderly survivors, descendants, authors, and activists in a quest for the hidden truth. Taking the reader into remote mountain regions, tiny hamlets, and the homes of traumatized victims of a deadly persecution that continues to this day, they reveal little-known aspects of the history and culture of a people who have been rendered invisible in their ancient homeland. Seeking to illuminate complex issues of blame and responsibility, guilt and innocence, the authors discuss the roles played in this drama by the "righteous Turks," the Kurds, the converts, the rebels, and the "leftovers of the sword." They also describe the struggle to have the genocide officially recognized in Turkey, France, and the United States. Arguing that this massive cover-up has had consequences for Turks as well as for Armenians, the authors point to a society sickened by a century of denial. The face of Turkey is gradually changing, however, and a new generation of Turks is beginning to understand what happened and to realize that the ghost of the Armenian genocide must be recognized and laid to rest"--From publisher description.
Uniform Title
Turquie et le fantôme arménien. English
Alternative Title
Turquie et le fantôme arménien.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Translation of: La Turquie et le fantôme arménien.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Contents
Introduction : the Armenian genocide and the law -- Marseille : Little Armenia -- Armen Aroyan, archaeologist of the genocide -- Of grandmothers and grandchildren -- Converts : the hidden Armenians -- Dersim : land of rebels -- Genocide of the stone -- The Armenian Don Quixote -- Vakıf : the last village -- Football diplomacy -- An obsession with denial -- Sevag Balıkçı : 1,500,000 + 2 -- Çankaya Palace : the republic's original sin -- "If you destroy a nest, you can't make it your own" -- The soul of the resistance movement -- Hrant Dink : the Armenian and his Turkish heirs -- The Kurds : pricking Turkey's conscience -- Death of a sub-prefect -- The righteous Turks.
Call Number
JFE 16-3042
ISBN
  • 9780773545496
  • 0773545492
  • 9780773597198 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780773597204 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
895338569
Author
Marchand, Laure, author.
Title
Turkey and the Armenian ghost : on the trail of the genocide / Laure Marchand and Guillaume Perrier ; foreword by Taner Akçam ; translated by Debbie Blythe.
Publisher
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index.
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic format.
Chronological Term
1900 - 1999
1915-1923
Added Author
Perrier, Guillaume, author.
Akçam, Taner, 1953- writer of foreword.
Blythe, Debbie, 1955- translator.
Translated As:
Translation of: Marchand, Laure. Turquie et le fantôme arménien. Arles : Solin-Actes Sud, [2013] 9782330017873 (DLC) 2013453052 (OCoLC)844778230
Other Form:
Marchand, Laure. Turquie et le fantôme arménien. English Turkey and the Armenian ghost. (CaOONL)20149077130
Research Call Number
JFE 16-3042
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