The Grandchildren The Hidden Legacy of 'Lost' Armenians in Turkey |
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| Author:
| Altinay, Ayse Gül |
| Series title: | Armenian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-5391-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $80.30 |
Book Description:
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Presents a collection of intimate, harrowing testimonies by grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Turkey's "forgotten Armenians"-the orphans adopted and Islamized by Muslims after the Armenian genocide. Through them we learn of the tortuous routes by which they came to terms with the painful stories of their grandparents and their own identity. The postscript offers a historical overview of the silence about Islamized Armenians in most histories of the genocide.
Presents a collection of intimate, harrowing testimonies by grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Turkey's "forgotten Armenians"-the orphans adopted and Islamized by Muslims after the Armenian genocide. Through them we learn of the tortuous routes by which they came to terms with the painful stories of their grandparents and their own identity. The postscript offers a historical overview of the silence about Islamized Armenians in most histories of the genocide.