Deep Mountain Cl

by Temelkuran,Ece

• ISBN13: 9781844674237
• ISBN10: 1844674231
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-14
• Publisher: VERSO

Summary

From the Armenian communities of Venice Beach and Paris, to Turkey and Armenia, Deep Mountain is a nuanced and moving exploration of the living history and continuing denial of the Armenian genocide. Encountering writers, thinkers and activists from across the Turkish-Armenian divide, Ece Temelkuran weaves together an absorbing account of the role of national myths and memories, and how they are sustained and distorted over time, both within Turkey and Armenia, as well as among the vast Armenian diasporas of France and America. Deep Mountain is both a brilliant, personal exploration of one of the most enduring and intractable issues of our time, and an illuminating look at the part nationalism plays in the way we see ourselves and others.

Author Biography

Ece Temelkuran is one of Turkey's best-known journalists and political commentators, writing regularly for the Turkish newspaper Haberturk. She has published widely and won numerous awards for her work, including the Pen for Peace Award and Turkish Journalist of the Year.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
"Young lady, at least we have a soul"
"I didn't steal anyone's mountain"	p. 13
"I'm a reporter from Alaska"	p. 27
"Don't you ever get tired of the 'genocide issue'?"	p. 42
One, two, three ... Long live the Turks!	p. 54
"If 'genocide' is in quotes I'll get around it"	p. 67
"Open your bags, please!"	p. 77
My "appealing" Armenians	p. 87
"Numbed by the constant accusations"
"Paris is going to be great-just great!"	p. 97
"There are three kinds of Armenian"	p. 102
"If I don't say 'genocide' I won't be able to look myself in the mirror"	p. 110
"We're passing on traditions, not rage"	p. 117
Good vs. Evil	p. 128
"I'm tired of living with corpses"	p. 138
"If only this thing would get resolved"	p. 149
The daughters of ghosts	p. 159
"A land of dead doves"	p. 167
"I'd like to set out on a journey, too, and get to know the Turks"
No laughing matter	p. 179
What do mothers love more than their children?	p. 193
"May the air ring with our stamping feet!"	p. 202
"Locked horns"	p. 209
Do Armenians get to play golf?	p. 216
"A velvet purse"	p. 224
"When in Rome ..."	p. 231
My Armenian sister	p. 245
Postscript	p. 251
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