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Author : Michael Spilling
Release : 2000
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 786/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Cyprus by : Michael Spilling
Download or read book Cyprus written by Michael Spilling. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Cyprus, the newest independent state in the Mediterranean.
Author : Andrew Borowiec
Release : 2000-01-30
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 07X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Cyprus by : Andrew Borowiec
Download or read book Cyprus written by Andrew Borowiec. This book was released on 2000-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Borowiec portrays Cyprus as a permanent source of tension in the Eastern Mediterranean and a potential trigger for future conflict between Greece and Turkey. He describes the depth of animosity between Greek and Turkish Cypriots and analyzes the obstacles in the path of a search for a solution. Most casual observers see the conflict between Greeks and Turks on a strategic Mediterranean island as a struggle within a sovereign state. Borowiec concludes that there has never been a Cypriot nation, only Greeks and Turks living in Cyprus, separated by the hostility reflecting the traditional animosity between their motherlands. If these two groups could forget their past conflicts—as did, for example, Germany and Poland—there might be a way to end the partition of Cyprus. At the present time, however, the crisis is likely to continue with varying degrees of tension, threatening the entire Eastern Mediterranean and undermining NATO's cohesion. Borowiec traces the history of Cyprus from antiquity through Ottoman and British colonial rule and the post-independence period. He describes the break between the island's communities in 1963, the UN intervention of 1964, and the path toward the Athens junta's coup in 1974 which caused the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of Cyprus. He compares the conflicting views of the protagonists—the Greek Cypriot majority and the Turkish Cypriot minority. Considerable attention is paid to the two separate economic and political entities on the island. Borowiec analyzes the futility of myriad international mediation efforts and suggests possible ways of creating a climate propitious to dialogue. This important new look at the Cypriot conflict will be valuable to researchers, policy makers, and scholars involved with the Eastern Mediterranean and conflict/peace studies.
Author : James Ker-Lindsay
Release : 2011-04-21
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 16X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cyprus Problem by : James Ker-Lindsay
Download or read book The Cyprus Problem written by James Ker-Lindsay. This book was released on 2011-04-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 60 years, the tiny Mediterranean nation of Cyprus has taken a disproportionate share of the international spotlight. In The Cyprus Problem, James Ker-Lindsay--recently appointed as expert advisor to the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor on Cyprus--offers an incisive, even-handed account of the conflict. Ker-Lindsay covers all aspects of the Cyprus problem, placing it in historical context, addressing the situation as it now stands, and looking toward its possible resolution.
Author : Colin Thubron
Release : 2012-07-31
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 114/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Journey Into Cyprus by : Colin Thubron
Download or read book Journey Into Cyprus written by Colin Thubron. This book was released on 2012-07-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyprus, spring 1972. Tensions are rising between the Greek South and the Turkish North. Within two years, the country will become divided. It is at this distinctive time in history British travel writer Colin Thubron embarks on a 600 mile trek across the country. Moving from Greek villages to Turkish towns, the author of Shadow of the Silk Road and Night of Fire provides a profound look into the people of Cyprus – from Orthodox monks to wedding parties to peasant families – against the landscape of a beautiful Mediterranean island on the eve of chaos and tragedy. A remarkable quest rich in literature, classics and architecture, Journey Into Cyprus ingeniously intertwines the history and politics of Cyprus and its mythical past with the tumultuous present – from the master of travel books and writing, Colin Thubron. ‘An accomplished linguist and historian, his passionate concern for antiquity in all its aspects - mythological, architectural, conceptual - lends weight and warmth to every chapter’ Financial Times
Author : Michalis Kontos
Release : 2016-08-17
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 171/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Contemporary Social and Political Aspects of the Cyprus Problem by : Michalis Kontos
Download or read book Contemporary Social and Political Aspects of the Cyprus Problem written by Michalis Kontos. This book was released on 2016-08-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's world, the issue of Cyprus is notable for all the wrong reasons: because of the duration of the divisions in Cyprus itself between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots (formalized since 1983 by a disputed international border across the island); because of the involvement of Greece and Turkey, for which the "hyphenated" Cypriot communities form proxy battalions; and because of the failure of the United Nations' longstanding efforts to resolve the conflict. Much of the discussion in the book revolves around the difficulty of producing viable constitutional and civic arrangements in an.
