Akcam, Taner, 1953- <br/><br/>
A shameful act :  the Armenian genocide and the question of Turkish responsibility 
/ Taner Akçam ; translated  by Paul Bessemer 
 - 1st U.S. ed 
 - New York  : Metropolitan Books  , 2006. 
 - x, 483 p.  : map  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Originally published in Turkey in 1999 under the title Insan haklar ve Ermeni sorunu : Ittihat ve Terakki'den Kurtulu Sava'na"--T.p. verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-464) and index. 
<br/><br/>The Ottoman state and its non-Muslim populations -- The Union and progress era -- Turkish nationalism -- What led to the decision for genocide? -- The decision and its aftermath -- The question of punishing the "Turk" -- Ottoman government initiatives -- The Turkish national movement's position on the genocide -- The final phase of the trials -- Why the postwar trials failed. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805079327 9780805079326 9780805079326 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005058401 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Armenian massacres, 1915-1923<br/>Genocide<br/>War---Crimes
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.6201 AKC