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Smyrna's Ashes
Michelle Tusan
其他書名
Humanitarianism, Genocide, and the Birth of the Middle East
出版
Univ of California Press
, 2012-11-15
主題
History / General
History / Europe / General
History / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century
History / Middle East / General
Political Science / General
Political Science / International Relations / General
ISBN
0520289560
9780520289567
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JbswDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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“Set against one of the most horrible atrocities of the early twentieth century, the ethnic cleansing of Western Anatolia and the burning of the city of Izmir,
Smyrna’s Ashes
is an important contribution to our understanding of how humanitarian thinking shaped British foreign and military policy in the Late Ottoman Eastern Mediterranean. Based on rigorous archival research and scholarship, well written, and compelling, it is a welcome addition to the growing literature on humanitarianism and the history of human rights.”—Keith David Watenpaugh, University of California, Davis
“Traces an important but neglected strand in the history of British humanitarianism, showing how its efforts to aid Ottoman Christians were inextricably enmeshed in imperial and cultural agendas and helped to contribute to the creation of the modern Middle East.”—Dane Kennedy, The George Washington University
“Tusan shows vividly and compassionately how Britain’s attempt to build a ‘Near East’ in its own image upon the ruins of the Ottoman Empire served as prelude to today’s Middle East of nation-states.”—Peter Mandler, University of Cambridge
“An original and meticulously researched contribution to our understandings of British imperial, gender, and cultural history.
Smyrna’s Ashes
demonstrates the long-standing influence of Middle Eastern issues on British self-identification. Tusan’s conclusions will engage scholars in a variety of fields for years to come.”—Nancy L. Stockdale, University of North Texas