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For nearly 60 years-from
its uprising against
British rule in the
1950s, to the bloody
civil war between Greek
and Turkish Cypriots in
the 1960s, the Turkish
invasion of Cyprus in the
1970s, and the United
Nation`s ongoing 30-year
effort to reunite the
island-the tiny
Mediterranean nation of
Cyprus has taken a
disproportionate share of
the international
spotlight. And while it
has been often in the
news, accurate and
impartial information on
the conflict has been
nearly impossible to
obtain. In The Cyprus
Problem, James
Ker-Lindsay 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. The
book begins with the
origins of the Greek and
Turkish Cypriot
communities as well as
the other indigenous
communities on the island
(Maronites, Latin,
Armenians, and Gypsies).
Ker-Lindsay then examines
the tensions that emerged
between the Greek and
Turkish Cypriots after
independence in 1960 and
the complex
constitutional provisions
and international
treaties designed to
safeguard the new
state.He pays special
attention to the Turkish
invasion in 1974 and the
subsequent efforts by the
UN and the international
community to reunite
Cyprus. The book`s final
two chapters address a
host of pressing issues
that divide the two
Cypriot communities,
including key concerns
over property, refugee
returns, and the
repatriation of settlers.
Ker-Lindsay concludes by
considering whether
partition really is the
best solution, as many
observers increasingly
suggest. Written by a
leading expert, The
Cyprus Problem brings
much needed clarity and
understanding to a
conflict that has
confounded observers and
participants alike for
decades.
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On a sweltering day in
July, 1878 the men of
the 42nd Royal
Highlanders - the Black
Watch - waded ashore at
Larnaca Bay to begin the
British occupation of
Cyprus. Today, Britons
on sunbeds colonise the
same stretch of sand,
the latest visitors to an
island which has long
held a special place in
the English imagination -
and a controversial role
in British imperial
ambitions. Drawing on
largely unpublished
material, Tabitha Morgan
reflects on why
successive
administrations failed,
so catastrophically, to
engage with their Cypriot
subjects, and how social
segregation, confusion
about Cypriot identity
and the poor calibre of
so many administrators
all contributed to the
bloody conflict that led,
finally, to Cypriot
independence in 1960.
”Sweet and Bitter
Island” explores for
the first time the unique
bond between Britain and
Cyprus and the complex,
sometimes tense,
relationship between the
two nations which endures
to the present day.
Extensively researched
and lyrically written,
this is the definitive
portrait of British
colonial life on the
Mediterranean island.
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On a sweltering day in
July, 1878 the men of
the 42nd Royal
Highlanders - the Black
Watch - waded ashore at
Larnaca Bay to begin the
British occupation of
Cyprus. Today, Britons
on sunbeds colonise the
same stretch of sand,
the latest visitors to an
island which has long
held a special place in
the English imagination -
and a controversial role
in British imperial
ambitions. Drawing on
largely unpublished
material, Tabitha Morgan
reflects on why
successive
administrations failed,
so catastrophically, to
engage with their Cypriot
subjects, and how social
segregation, confusion
about Cypriot identity
and the poor calibre of
so many administrators
all contributed to the
bloody conflict that led,
finally, to Cypriot
independence in 1960.
Sweet and Bitter Island
explores for the first
time the unique bond
between Britain and
Cyprus and the complex,
sometimes tense,
relationship between the
two nations which endures
to the present day.
Extensively researched
and lyrically written,
this is the definitive
portrait of British
colonial life on the
Mediterranean island.
Availability: In Stock
£12.99
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