Download or read book A Shameful Act written by Taner Akcam and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the Armenian genocide draws on Ottoman sources, including parliamentary minutes, letters, military and court records, and eyewitness accounts, to lay responsibility for the event on Turkish authorities, revealing a systematic orchestration of the killings by the military, ruling political parties, and the Ottoman state.