Watch a video of taner akcam discussing a shameful act. A shameful act is based on akcams extensive research of ottoman and german archival sources. Although armenians and world opinion have held the ottoman powers. The event coincided with the publication of akcams new book a shameful act. Nihala by scott burdick meet your next favorite book. The armenian genocide and the question of turkish responsibility 2007 is a good place to start to understand why the armenian genocide organized by the young turks is the link that explains the conceptualideological transition from late 19th.
This is a collection of brief excerpts from a recent lecture by taner akcam whose a shameful act. Taner akcams book, a shameful act, is a brilliant and scholarly presentation of the facts related to the armenian genocide. Exposing the myth of the armenian genocide akcam decided to get personal in two essays, one published in turkeys radikal sistematiklesen saldiri systematic attack, march 4, 2007, and the second in the hopelessly proarmenian web site, znet, entitled a shameful campaign march 17, 2007. Most important of all is turkish historian taner akcams courageous a shameful act, a book that no less than nobel laureate orhan pamuk, defying legal threats, called the definitive account of the organized destruction of the ottoman armenians. As this book argues, promoting active liberty requires judicial modesty and deference to congress. Human wanted to contribute in a positive way to this debate by improving the knowledge on this matter. Active is the leader in online event registrations from 5k running races and marathons to softball leagues and local events. Five hundred years in the future, a crippled outcast rises to become a techn.
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