After the Ottomans - by Hans-Lukas Kieser & Khatchig Mouradian & Seyhan Bayraktar (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This book deals with the lasting impact and the formative legacy of removal, dispossession and the politics of genocide in the last decade of the Ottoman Empire. For understanding contemporary Turkey and the neighboring region, it is important to revisit the massive transformation of the late-Ottoman world caused by persistent warfare between 1912 and 1922.

This fourth volume of a series focusing on the "Ottoman Cataclysm" looks at the century-long consequences and persistent implications of the Armenian genocide. It deals with the actions and words of the Armenians as they grappled with total destruction and tried to emerge from under it. Eleven scholars of history, anthropology, literature and political science explore the Ottoman Armenians not only as the major victims of the First World War and the post-war treaties, but also as agents striving for survival, writing history, transmitting the memory and searching for justice.

Review Quotes

'After the Ottomans: Genocide's Long Shadow and Armenian Resilience' is a highly relevant book whose publication in the year of the Republic of Turkey's centenary could not have been more timely. The contributions are a reminder against genocide silence and denial, giving a voice to the all too often marginalized, showing that Armenians were not only victims of the genocide, but also survivors and agents of their history, who are in search of justice.
Yavuz Köse, Professor, University of Vienna, Austria

In emphasizing the myriad forms of Armenian agency over the course of the past century, this volume explores an underappreciated aspect of the politics, history, and legacies of the Armenian Genocide. Guided by an eminent trio of editors, this volume productively brings together social science and humanities perspectives. In its breadth and sustained emphasis on Armenian resilience, it is a valuable companion to Richard Hovannisian's essential series of edited volumes on the Armenian Genocide.
Jennifer M. Dixon, Associate Professor, Villanova University, USA

About the Author

Hans-Lukas Kieser is a historian at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Seyhan Bayraktar is a political scientist and PhD-coordinator at the Graduate School of the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Khatchig Mouradian is a lecturer in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University, USA and the Armenian and Georgian Area Specialist at the Library of Congress.