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The first lucid and comprehensive study of a historical fact - the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Morning Star

The first lucid and comprehensive study of a historical fact - the Armenian Genocide of 1915. - Morning Star

A Shameful Act is the definitive account of the organized destruction of the Ottoman Armenians, written by a brave Turkish scholar who has devoted his life to chronicling the events. No future discussion of the history will be able to ignore this brilliant book. Orhan Pamuk 'Some important Turkish scholarship had attempted an honest admission of the Armenian Genocide.. the principal author in this respect is Akcam.' Christopher Hitchens, Atlantic Monthly 'History owes Akcam a debt of honour for this meticulous and courageous expose of one of the greatest unacknowledged war crimes of the 20th Century. He leaves the reader in no doubt that the Armenian massacres of 1915 were state-sponsored genocide.' Saul David 'His work is breaking new ground' New York Times

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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.

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