
Sasun
The History of an 1890s Armenian Revolt
University of Utah Press,U.S.
Published on 15. November 2014
Book
Hardback
372 pages
978-1-60781-384-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sasun, a region of Anatolia formerly under Ottoman rule and today part of eastern Turkey, is frequently described as the site where, in 1894, the Turks massacred large numbers of Armenian Christians, with estimates ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 people. News reports at the time detailed that gruesome acts, including torture, had occurred at Sasun at the hands of the Ottoman army. The Ottoman Empire denied these allegations. A commission of European delegates sent to investigate the matter concluded that the news reports were highly exaggerated, yet the original stories of atrocities have persisted. This volume provides a close examination of the historical evidence to shed light on what happened at Sasun. The authors' research indicates that the stories circulated by the media of torture and murder in Sasun don't hold up against the findings of the European investigators. Evidence instead shows that an Armenian revolt led to fights with local Kurds and many fewer deaths, on both sides, and that the conflict had largely subsided before the arrival of the Ottoman army.
Reviews / Votes
"The book is a serious, scholarly endeavor that...will be very useful for the scholars and public interested in Ottoman history, the Armenian problem and relations between different ethnic and religious groups. It stands above existing books dealing with the Sasun incident and similar events."-Kemal H. Karpat, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of The Politicization of Islam and The Ottoman Past and Today's TurkeyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Salt Lake City
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
8 maps
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60781-384-2 (9781607813842)
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Persons
Justin McCarthy is professor of history at the University of Louisville, USA. He has published eleven books, including and The Turk in America (University of Utah Press, 2006; 2010.)
OEmer Turan is professor of history at the Middle East Technical University, Turkey and author of The Turks in Bulgaria, 1878-1908 and Avrasya'da Misyonerler.Cemalettin Ta?k?ran is professor of history at K?r?kkale University, Turkey. He has published numerous articles on Turkish history and international relations.
OEmer Turan is professor of history at the Middle East Technical University, Turkey and author of The Turks in Bulgaria, 1878-1908 and Avrasya'da Misyonerler.Cemalettin Ta?k?ran is professor of history at K?r?kkale University, Turkey. He has published numerous articles on Turkish history and international relations.