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The horrors of Adana : revolution and violence in the early twentieth century / Bedross Der Matossian.

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"In April 1909, one of the worst massacres of the twentieth century took place in the Ottoman province of Adana. As the hub of the empire's cotton production, it was home to a diverse population of Muslims and Christians. Over the span of two weeks, more than 20,000 Christians, the majorit...

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Main Author: Der Matossian, Bedross, 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Armenian massacres, 1909 > Turkey > Adana İli.
Ethnic conflict > Turkey > Adana İli > History > 20th century.
Political violence > Turkey > Adana İli > History > 20th century.
Public sphere > Turkey > Adana İli > History > 20th century.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Turkey > History > 20th century.
Turkey > History > 1878-1909.
Turkey > History > Mehmed V, 1909-1918.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
Ethnic conflict.
Political violence.
Public sphere.
Turkey.
Turkey > Adana İli.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • A frayed tapestry : the transformation of Adana in the nineteenth century
  • Agitation and paranoia : Adana during the Hamidian period
  • Bad blood, thwarted hopes : contesting the public sphere in post-revolutionary Adana
  • An imagined uprising : the first wave of massacres
  • False protection : the second wave of massacres
  • After the fact : humanitarian aid and reactions to the massacres
  • Justice on trial : the courts martial and investigation commissions
  • The form of justice : the Courts Martial and the Imperial Ottoman Penal Code.

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