Sayfo - An Account of the Assyrian Genocide

By Adeb Mshiho Neman and Abed Mshiho Neman Qarabash

Book Overview

This text is one of the few surviving eyewitness sources on the Assyrian genocide, written by a seminarian living in greater Tur Abdin (the southeast of today's Turkish state). The perspective is one that is little known and less discussed. Translated and annotated by a master of Syriac with an in-depth knowledge of modern Assyrian history, this text creates a unique opportunity for new and progressive scholarship. The Assyrian genocide is one of the forgotten atrocities of the 20th century. The physical destruction was but one element; it also caused demographic shifts, loss of territory, generational trauma and linguicide, along with cultural genocide/ethnocide and identity erosion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474447511
• ISBN13: 9781474447515
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"