Shameful Act - Taner Ackam
KORTE INHOUD
Paperback, in-8, 580 pp., map of Turkey, bibliographical notes, bibliography, index.
From page xxii: "For Turkey to become a truly democratic member of the society of nations, it has to confront this 'dark chapter' of its history, this 'shameful act', as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the republic, called the Armenian genocide. Only full integration of Turkey's past can set the country on the path to democracy."
Since the first publication of the book in 1999, Turkey took the path to dictatorship, creating increasing isolation and looking at the East.
A very disturbing quote: "The goal was for Muslims to look upon attacks against Christians as the fulfillment of a religious duty."(p. 34)
And: "Muslims saw the deportations as an opportunity to take over Armenians' possessions at a minimal price."(p. 303)
A mixture of religion and greed, the former as a mask for the latter.. In 2007 (laat dus) werd het ophefmakende boek in het Nederlands vertaald en uitgegeven door Nieuw Amsterdam Uitgevers en wij koch...
From page xxii: "For Turkey to become a truly democratic member of the society of nations, it has to confront this 'dark chapter' of its history, this 'shameful act', as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the republic, called the Armenian genocide. Only full integration of Turkey's past can set the country on the path to democracy."
Since the first publication of the book in 1999, Turkey took the path to dictatorship, creating increasing isolation and looking at the East.
A very disturbing quote: "The goal was for Muslims to look upon attacks against Christians as the fulfillment of a religious duty."(p. 34)
And: "Muslims saw the deportations as an opportunity to take over Armenians' possessions at a minimal price."(p. 303)
A mixture of religion and greed, the former as a mask for the latter.. In 2007 (laat dus) werd het ophefmakende boek in het Nederlands vertaald en uitgegeven door Nieuw Amsterdam Uitgevers en wij koch...
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2007Uitgever: Little, Brown Book Group Limited600 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1845295528ISBN-13: 9781845295523Koop dit boek tweedehands
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A Shameful Act. The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsability
Paperback, in-8, 580 pp., map of Turkey, bibliographical notes, bibliography, index.
From page xxii: "For Turkey to become a truly democratic member of the society of nations, it has to confront this 'dark chapter' of its history, this 'shameful act', as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the republic, called the Armenian genocide. Only full integration of Turkey's past can set the country on the path to...
A Shameful Act. The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsability
Paperback, in-8, 580 pp., map of Turkey, bibliographical notes, bibliography, index.
From page xxii: "For Turkey to become a truly democratic member of the society of nations, it has to confront this 'dark chapter' of its history, this 'shameful act', as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the republic, called the Armenian genocide. Only full integration of Turkey's past can set the country on the path to...
