Dersim as an Internal Colony: The Turkish Civilizing Mission (1927-1952)

by Murat Devres

Much like the rest of the world before modernity, Dersim had a history that belonged to the people. Imperial intrusions in the long nineteenth century were followed by the violent forces of Union and Progress. While the republican Terror of 1938 created an internal colony at the mercy of Ankara.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666929875
• ISBN13: 9781666929874
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"