The Armenian Events Of Adana In 1909

The purpose of the book is twofold: first, to give an accurate and reasonably complete narrative account of the Armenian events of 1909 and their aftermath in the province of Adana and the developments leading up to and following them; and equally importantly, to provide an interpretive framework that makes some sense out of this episode in Ottoman history. The book opens with an exposition of the geographical and economic importance of the province of Adana and its vicinity in the Ottoman Empire. This is followed by a broad demographical overview of the region. The position of the Armenians in Adana at the turn of the twentieth century, their linguistical and educational characteristics, their role in the economic and social life, and their schooling effort in the province are all examined. Further, the major causes of the outbreak in the area in 1908-1909, the dimensions of the disorders in April 1909, and the responsibility for the outrages are explored along with the reestablishing of order in the district in May-August 1909. A description and an analysis of Cemal Paşa’s work of humanitarian relief and reconstruction when he was provincial governor in Adana and a survey of post-1911 Adana and Cemal Paşa’s governorship at Baghdad are also included in this study.

Two accounts of the Armenian ("Adana") massacres of 1909 in the Ottoman Empire by two female writers; one, an Armenian from British Burma named Diana Abgar, who served as Armenia's first ambassador to Japan; the other, an American named Helen Davenport Gibbons, who as a result of her travels in the Ottoman Empire during the massacres was moved to write an account of the events. This volume, containing both of these informative accounts, is essential reading for those interested in the history of the Adana massacres. Order it now!

The role of the mass media in genocide is multifaceted with respect to the disclosure and flow of information. This volume investigates questions of responsibility, denial, victimisation and marginalisation through an analysis of the media representations of the Armenian genocide in different national contexts.

Dadrian, a former professor at SUNY, Geneseo, currently directs a genocide study project supported by the Guggenheim Foundation. The present study analyzes the devastating wartime destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire as the cataclysmic culmination of a historical process involving the progressive Turkish decimation of the Armenians through intermittent and incremental massacres. In addition to the excellent general bibliography there is an annotated bibliography of selected books used in the study. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ara Ketibian's The Adana Massacres (1909) - Reports from the U.S. Press is a remarkable compilation of U.S. newspaper articles covering the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians, both in Adana and in the surrounding regions generally. These massacres resulted in the deaths of twenty to thirty thousand Armenians and the maiming and wounding of thousands more. They also destroyed much of the "Armenian economy" of Adana and surroundings. Finally, they reduced to orphanhood and misery thousands of Armenians.