The Forgotten Genocide: Eastern Christians, The Last Arameans.

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8vo. xxi, 373 pp. illustrated with numerous documents, b/w photographs, translated from the French by Vincent Aurora, publishers’ original wrappers, copy in very good condition, index. ISBN: 1593330774 The first and only extensive treatment of the genocide of the Aramaic-speaking Christians of the Middle East, in particular the Syriac Orthodox communities, in the late 1800s and early 1900s under the Ottomans. Courtois basis his study on the diplomatic archives of the French Foreign Affairs office (Quai D'orsay), the archives of the Dominican Mission at Mosul, Iraq, written eastern eyewitness accounts, and oral interviews with genocide survivors conducted by the author. Based on doctoral research, the books give accurate facts and balanced conclusions on a very sensitive topic.