TY - BOOK ID - 135816499 TI - The horrors of Adana PY - 2022 SN - 1503631036 9781503631038 9781503608177 9781503631021 PB - Stanford, California DB - UniCat KW - Armenian massacres, 1909 KW - Ethnic conflict KW - History KW - Turkey KW - Armenian Genocide. KW - Violence. KW - Young Turks. KW - emotions. KW - ethnic-conflict. KW - humanitarian intervention. KW - massacres. KW - public sphere. KW - revolution. KW - rumors. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135816499 AB - In April 1909, twin massacres shook the province of Adana, located in the southern Anatolia region of modern-day Turkey, killing more than 20,000 Armenians and 2,000 Muslims. The central Ottoman government failed to prosecute the main culprits, a miscarriage of justice that would have repercussions for years to come. Despite the significance of these events and the extent of violence and destruction, the Adana Massacres are often left out of historical narratives. The Horrors of Adana offers one of the first close examinations of these events, analyzing sociopolitical and economic transformations that culminated in a cataclysm of violence. Bedross Der Matossian provides voice and agency to all involved in the massacres—perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Drawing on primary sources in a dozen languages, he develops an interdisciplinary approach to understand the rumors and emotions, public spheres and humanitarian interventions that together informed this complex event. Ultimately, through consideration of the Adana Massacres in micro-historical detail, this book offers an important macrocosmic understanding of ethnic violence, illuminating how and why ordinary people can become perpetrators. ER -