| Ambassador Morgenthau's Story Revised Edition Contributor(s): Balakian, Peter (Editor), Lifton, Robert Jay (Preface by), Smith, Roger (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0814331599 ISBN-13: 9780814331590 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $41.53 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2003 Annotation: This edition brings back into print the classic memoir by the American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire who not only documented but also tried to stop the genocide of the Armenian people. Originally published in 1918, Ambassador Morgenthau's Story is one of the most insightful and compelling accounts of what became a recurring horror during the twentieth century: ethnic cleansing and genocide. While he served as the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1916, Henry Morgenthau witnessed the rise of a new nationalism in Turkey, one that declared "Turkey for the Turks." He grew alarmed as he received reports from missionaries and consuls in the interior of Turkey that described the deportation and massacre of the Armenians. The ambassador beseeched the U.S. government to intervene, but it refrained, leaving Morgenthau without official leverage. His recourse was to appeal personally to the consciences of Ottoman rulers and their German allies; when that failed, he drew international media attention to the genocide and spearheaded private relief efforts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Military - World War I |
| Dewey: 940.324 |
| LCCN: 2003006395 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 5.54" W x 8.22" (1.73 lbs) 333 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1918, this is the memoir of Henry Morgenthau, the American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire who not only documented but also tried to stop the genocide of the Armenian people. |