| Historical Archives and the Historians' Commission to Investigate the Armenian Events of 1915 Contributor(s): Güçlü, Yücel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761865667 ISBN-13: 9780761865667 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $52.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 956.620 |
| LCCN: 2015931910 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historical Archives and the Historians' Commission to Investigate the Armenian Events of 1915 demonstrates the vital importance of Ottoman and other relevant archives in Turkey for the study of the Armenian question. Historians, assisted by newly discovered or recently published materials, must continually reassess events of the past in order to achieve a rounder view. The Armenian events of 1915 are certainly no exception. This study encourages further engagement between the policy-making and the scholarly communities by indicating the continued importance of past records and documents for today's pressing debates. In order to give a fuller picture, this survey also looks at some major relevant archival sources outside Turkey, including the state of archives of the First Republic of Armenia and those of the Dashnak Party. Y cel G l 's inquiry sheds light on some of the British records relating to the First World War and its immediate aftermath locked at the National Archives in Kew, London, and he examines the special relevance of repositories in Moscow and St. Petersburg in understanding the Turkish-Armenian conflict. G l assesses Turkey's proposal to establish an international historians' commission to investigate the Armenian events of 1915 and reviews in-depth the meanings and implications of the protocols of cooperation signed between Turkey and Armenia on 10 October 2009. By turning a modern eye on historical events, this study gives great and necessary attention to discovering the precise chronology, meaning, and development of the continuing negotiations between Turkey and Armenia. |