The history of Armenian extremism is a myth in the true sense of the word-something from the realm of fiction and imagination, something that has been made into a legend. The photo shows Armenian children on Musa Dagh, the scene of the novel, where a thriving Armenian-Turkish community still lives today-in spite of the "extermination". This book presents the historical and contemporary contexts plainly and openly.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Save your money!,
This review is from: A Myth of Terror: Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context. An (Hardcover)
I checked this book out at my local library. I will say that it is, objectively, awful. Unless the other two reviewers share Mr. Feigl's very apparent agenda, I'm not sure why they would think this book is worth reading, much less, good. Allow me to explain.
First, the book is a disjointed hodgepodge of random chunks of text in inconsistent fonts that do not seem to lead one to the other. Essentially, Mr. Feigl just splashes snippets of opinion, couched as "fact," here and there without ever identifying any sources. In this way, it is painful to read and hard to follow. Second, some of the his claims are patently absurd and internally inconsistent. For one, Mr. Feigl claims that Armenians are not native to Anatolia, but that Turks are. For this claim, he links (without any evidence or academic support) Turks to the Urartu tribes that lived there in pre-history. He even uses the invented term "proto-Turkish." However, in other parts of the book he says that the Armenians were thankful to the Turks when the Turks arrived to save them from the tyrannical Byzantines. So, which is it? Are Armenians native or not? Are the Turks native or did they come to "save" the Armenians from "tyranny." I should note that the Armenians themselves don't recall such tyranny and look fondly today to their Greek neighbors. The fact is that Turks came from the Gobi Desert only a few thousand years ago; they are not the indigenous people to that are. No serious scholar denies this. Third, speaking of scholars, Mr. Feigl is not one. He is not a historian, but rather a journalist/filmmaker. His claims on history, especially given that they are novel and completely refuted by every serious academic, should not be taken seriously. Fourth, his position on the Armenian Genocide is at odds with all serious genocide scholars. To not call the Armenian Genocide a "genocide" makes no sense, especially since the very term "genocide" was invented by Raphael Lemkin with the Armenian Genocide specifically in mind. Who knows better, the man who invented the term or this journalist/filmmaker, non-scholar, non-lawyer? In sum, you won't be able to follow it and you won't get anything out of it. If you want to try, I'd recommend just checking it out from your local library if they've bothered to get a copy (if not, take that as a sign!). The book's cover even looks like the cover to the National Enquirer. Indeed, this is all it is, a sensationalist piece of propaganda. Finally, let me say, that at the same time I read "My Grandmother: A Memoir" by Fethiye Cetin. It was fascinating and available here. It is about a Turkish woman, who upon her deathbed, confesses to her granddaughter (the author) that she is actually Armenian and was forcibly taken by a Turkish family during the Armenian Genocide and raised as Turkish. There are many such stories, and I should mention, many better sources about the Armenians in general.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Myths, Alternate-Reality and Facts,
By Alaturka (Northport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Myth of Terror: Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context. An (Hardcover)
Erich Feigl has shown considerable personal courage by pointing out that Emperor has no clothes on. Like many he has come to realize, after diligent research, that Armenian Genocide myth is a carefully constucted and violently protected fiction. Unfortunately, many others who have come to realize the genocide farse also have preferred to keep quite about it. The bullying and intimidation by the myth-defender ultra-nationalist Armenians can be intense. He has reached into history, and after all it is not that difficult since around the time he has written this book, there were still a few witnesses to the events of WW I in Ottoman Turkey.
Who did what to whom is well documented and not mystery at all. Ottoman Empire has faded into history almost a century ago and a whole new regime and country has taken its place. Many Ottoman leaders whom Armenians have considered guilty of crimes against them have been hunted down and assasinated in plain sight with little legal interference from the Western powers that once manipulated this nation into betraying their own country and flag. What is apalling is that this blood thirst continues unabated under the disguise of searching for justice for a non-existent genocide. Ottomans are history but Dashnak and Hinchak are not. Good job Mr. Feigl. World needs a few more brave intellectuals like you.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A very well researched and factual book!!,
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This review is from: A Myth of Terror: Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context. An (Hardcover)
This is one of those books that you just can't put down! It is reasearched and written very well. It tells the facts and doesn't sugar-coat anything. Feigl shows numerous Armenian claims as being completely fabricated, forged and falsified. He gives a chronological account of Armenian global terrorism. He discusses and exposes the Armenian tactics of deception and outright lies to turn world opinion against Turkey and the Turkish people. The reader will see for themselves that Armenians will stoop to the lowest levels to get their way! This is definately a book that the Armenian diaspora DOES NOT want you to ever read! A very powerful book which should be in everyone's library. It is a must have for anyone who wants to learn the truth. I recommend this book highly.
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