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For over three thousand years the history of Cyprus has largely been a story of foreign invasion and occupation. In this newly revised edition of a much-praised work, the author brilliantly chronicles the turmoil of Cyprus' past and explores the troubled prospects for the island's future. A particular focus of the book is the period beginning with the British Occupation in 1878 through to current events. Drawing on many unpublished documents and letters, the text provides an incisive political and economic history of the modern period. ... Read more

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Secondary source material for the history of Cyprus.
Excerpta Cypria is a classic reference book of what would otherwise be difficult-to-find source material from Cyprus' distant past.The author, who lived in Cyprus during the last part of the nineteenth century, collated a number of items from the historical record - in some cases translating them from the original language - and brought them together under one volume.Perhaps not necessarily a book for the casual reader, it would, however, be interesting to a serious student of the history of Cyprus from the early Middle Ages onwards.For example, it contains first-hand accounts of the seiges of Famagusta and Nicosia by the Turks in the 1570s.Within the parameters stated, a very useful and interesting book. ... Read more

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Volume Two: Nationalism Versus Europeanization

At the forefront of its field, The Broken Olive Branch examines the dynamics of ethnonationalism in Cyprus, a country mired in a decades-long struggle fueled by ethnic rivalry. Harry Anastasiou's analysis of Cyprus's historic conflict examines the logic of nationalist thinking, assesses the rise of Greek and Turkish nationalism, and traces the division of Greek and Turkish Cypriots since the country won independence from British rule in 1960.

In the second volume, Anastasiou focuses on emergent post-nationalist trends, their implications for peace, and recent attempts to reach mutually acceptable agreements between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. He documents the transformation of Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey within the context of Europeanization and globalization. While leaders of both communities have failed to resolve the conflict, Anastasiou argues that the accession of Cyprus into the European Union has created a structure and process that promises a multiethnic, democratic Cyprus. With great depth and balance, The Broken Olive Branch presents a fresh analysis of the Cyprus conflict and new insights on the influence of nationalism. ... Read more

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The EU as a viable alternative
The author's diagnosis of the causes of the inter-ethnic strife between the two communities of Cyprus correctly identifies nationalism on both sides as being the primary culprit behind the unfortunate events of the 1950s and onwards. However, the author's subsequent analysis of the process leading to the referenda, as well as of the prospects of a future settlement in general, is unduly based on the assumption that abandoning the nationalist policies and attitudes which drove a wedge between the two communities in the past would enable the two sides, which are now full-fledged polities, to successfully merge into a common, federal state. After all, despite the cordial relationship that has developed between former arch-foes France and Germany, there is no underlying assumption that the two countries should (or could) merge into a common, federal structure. Instead, France and Germany, along with another 25 countries, have opted for the European Union framework, which allows countries to retain most of their national sovereignty while providing ample opportunities for cross-border cooperation. A French citizen can freely move to Germany to work, study, start a business, buy property etc. He remains however a French citizen, is not entitled to any special minority rights in Germany, and does not have the right to vote in German national elections. France has no right to tell Germany whom it should grant citizenship to, and under what conditions. France is not responsible for providing unemployment or other similar benefits to German citizens. While the author lavishly praises the EU for its vast achievements in the last 40 years, he does not explore to what extent adopting the EU framework in Cyprus would provide a viable alternative serving the interests of all Cypriots while minimizing friction.

Nationalism and the modern nation state
Possibly the best analysis of the Cyprus conflict. Dr Anastasiou begins with an early childhood memory of witnessing a brutal murder in his native Cyprus to a powerful, exhaustive and convincing analysis of the underlying cause of this crime and the continuing conflict on the island. The cause? Nationalism. The rise of modern nationalism, ironically not of Greek or Turkish origin, and it devastating, evil effects are chronicled.
This book is essential reading not just for those of us who live on the island but for anyone wanting to understand the Cyprus and Greek-Turkish conflicts. But is also a very valuable read for any who would want to understand the rise and deification of the modern nation state and its inevitable propensity to barbarism.
Thank-you, Dr Anastasiou. ... Read more

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In the course of hostilities between Greek and Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974, over 2000 persons, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots, went "missing" in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean with a population distribution of 80% Greeks and 18% Turks. This represents a significant number for a population of only 600,000. Few bodies have been recovered; most will probably not be. All are still mourned by their surviving friends and relatives. The conflict has still not been resolved and the memories are still alive. ... Read more

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On April 23, 2003, to the surprise of much of the world, the ceasefire line that divides Cyprus opened. The line had partitioned the island since 1974, and so international media heralded the opening of the checkpoints as a historic event that echoed the fall of the Berlin Wall. As in the moment of the Wall's collapse, cameras captured the rush of Cypriots across the border to visit homes unwillingly abandoned three decades earlier. It was a euphoric moment, and one that led to expectations of reunification. But within a year Greek Cypriots overwhelmingly rejected at referendum a United Nations plan to reunite the island, despite their Turkish compatriots' support for the plan. In The Past in Pieces, anthropologist Rebecca Bryant explores why the momentous event of the opening has not led Cyprus any closer to reunification, and indeed in many ways has driven the two communities of the island further apart.

This chronicle of the "new Cyprus" tells the story of the opening through the voices and lives of the people of one town that has experienced conflict. Over the course of two years, Bryant studied a formerly mixed town in northern Cyprus in order to understand both experiences of life together before conflict and the ways in which the dissolution of that shared life is remembered today. Tales of violation and loss return from the past to shape meanings of the opening in daily life, redefining the ways in which Cypriots describe their own senses of belonging and expectations of the political future. By examining the ways the past is rewritten in the present, Bryant shows how even a momentous opening may lead not to reconciliation but instead to the discovery of new borders that may, in fact, be the real ones.

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The ancient Cypriot collections of the British Museum have inspired the essays in this volume in honour of Veronica Tatton-Brown, who for many years was their curator. Written by her academic colleagues and friends, the themes covered range from funeral rites at Late Bronze Age Enkomi to sculptured portraits of parents and children in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, along with the reconstruction of the Persian siege ramp at Palaipaphos and the history of Cypriot archaeology as revealed in the Museum's archives. The focus on individual objects ranges from the superb craftsmanship of an ivory gaming-box to an intriguing clay model of a dagger and its sheath, in a volume that highlights key points of interest in this rich and varied collection. Thomas Kiely is the Cyprus Curator in the Greek and Roman department of the British Museum. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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As Cyprus prepares to join the European Union in 2004, the pressure is on to resolve the long-standing partition between the internationally accepted Greek Cypriot Republic of Cyprus and the still unrecognized Turkish Cypriot Republic of North Cyprus. Cypriot women on both sides of the Green Line have been involved in a remarkable bi-communal initiative, largely using the Internet, aimed at overcoming both communal segregation and the subordinate position of women. Their activities--as documented and contextualized in this book--add, for the first time, a gender dimension into our understanding of the split between the two communities. Cynthia Cockburn shows the effects of the Green Line on the lives and imaginations of those separated by it. She explores the parallels between gender hierarchy and political power relations, and her powerful photographs help bring to life the courage and initiative of the women involved.
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Sir George Francis Hill (1867-1948), was perhaps best known as a numismatist, although his scholarly interests and accomplishments included a range of time periods and subjects. A classicist by training, Hill built his career at the British Museum's department of coins and medals. In his forty-three years there he produced volumes on coins of antiquity; Greek history and art; coins, heraldry, and iconography of medieval and Renaissance Italy; and treasure troves. In 1931 Hill became the Museum's director and principal librarian, the first archaeologist to hold this post. His four-volume History of Cyprus (1940-52) ranged from Cyprus's earliest years to the twentieth century, and became the standard text on the subject. It is a valuable resource for scholars of the country, of antiquity and of the Mediterranean world. Volume 3, organized largely around monarchical reigns, concludes Hill's analysis of the Frankish period (1432-1571). ... Read more

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The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an intensive archaeological survey in the north-central foothills of the Troodos Mountains on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The survey covered 65 square kilometers in and around the modern villages of Politiko and Mitsero. This pathbreaking project examined the relationship between the production and distribution of agricultural and metallurgical resources. Additionally, the project provides new insights into the interpretation and collection of regional archaeological data. The volume represents an integrated approach to the discussion of social landscapes--from archaeological, historical, geomorphological, geobotanical, and archaeometallurgical perspectives--within the SCSP survey universe. The twenty-two contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive data set including lithics, pottery, site types, and radiocarbon dates. Full color GIS maps provide a wealth of information on pottery densities and site distributions. This well-illustrated monograph will serve as a model for future research throughout the region. ... Read more

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A record of Cyprus's long struggle for independence, and the complex developments during the first years of the republic. ... Read more

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This volume is the only scholarly work in English examining the multicultural society of the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus during the first two centuries of Frankish rule following the conquest of the Byzantine island during the Third Crusade.In this global synthesis based on original research, often in manuscripts, six chapters by acknowledged experts treat the main ethnic groups – Greeks and Franks – and the economy, religion, literature, and art of a frontier society between Byzantium, the papacy, the Crusader States, and the Islamic world.

Cyprus, also home to Armenians, Syrians (Maronites, Melkites, Jacobites, Nestorians), Jews, Muslims, and others, offers an excellent opportunity to study the fascinating issues of identity construction, acculturation, and assimilation in a ethnically and religiously diverse society. ... Read more