TY - BOOK AU - Kurt,Ümit TI - Armenians of Aintab: the economics of genocide in an Ottoman province SN - 9780674259904 PY - 2021/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England PB - Harvard University Press KW - gnd KW - Völkermord KW - Armenier KW - Osmanisches Reich KW - Gaziantep KW - Electronic books KW - Fernzugriff N1 - E-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich; Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The 1895 Massacres in Aintab -- 2. Ethnic Politics after the Young Turk Revolution -- 3. Wartime Deportation and Destruction of the Aintab Armenians -- 4. Confiscation and Plunder under the Abandoned Properties Laws -- 5. The Flawed Restitution Process for Armenians -- 6. The End of the Armenian Community in Aintab -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index N2 - Ümit Kurt explores causes and effects of the Armenian genocide in his hometown of Gaziantep, Turkey. He finds that local gentry and ordinary Turks were heavily motivated by the prospect of financial gain as Armenians were dispossessed. Newly enriched Turks then financed the young republic, elevating themselves to the status of a political elite UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/maxweberstiftung-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6506994 ER -