Hans Lukas Kieser: 2 books
Talaat Pasha
Father of Modern Turkey, Architect of Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
The first English-language biography of the de facto ruler of the late Ottoman Empire and architect of the Armenian Genocide
Talaat Pasha (1874–1921) led the triumvirate that ruled the late Ottoman Empire during World War I and is arguably the father of modern Turkey. He was also the architect...
Nearest East
American Millenialism and Mission to the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2010
Long before oil interests shaped American interaction with the Middle East, the U.S. had a strong influence on the late Ottoman and post-Ottoman region. Covering the period from approximately 1800 to the 1970s, Hans-Lukas Kieser’s compelling Nearest East tells the story of this intimate, identity-building...