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ThisthreadwillfocusonCyprus.
SincewearedoingtheMiddleEasternchallengesettinguponethreadperMiddleEastern
countryisagoodidea.
AboutCyprus:
Cyprusi/saprs/(Greek:[cipos]KprosTurkish:Kbrs[kbs]),officiallythe
RepublicofCyprus(Greek:[cipiaciimokati.a]KypriakDmokrata
Turkish:KbrsCumhuriyeti[kbsd
umhuijeti]),isanislandcountryintheEastern
MediterraneanSea.
CyprusisthethirdlargestislandintheMediterraneanSeaafterSicilyandSardinia,andamember
stateoftheEuropeanUnion.ItislocatedeastofGreece,southofTurkey,westofSyriaandLebanon,
northwestofIsraelandtheGazaStrip,andnorthofEgypt.
Theearliestknownhumanactivityontheislanddatestoaroundthe10thmillenniumBC.

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ArchaeologicalremainsfromthisperiodincludethewellpreservedNeolithicvillageofKhirokitia,
whichhasbeendeclaredaWorldHeritageSitewithan"enhancedprotection"statusintheeventof
armedconflictbyUNESCO,alongwiththearchaeologicalsitesofPaphosandthePaintedChurches
oftheTroodosRegion.
Cyprusishometosomeoftheoldestwaterwellsintheworld.

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CypruswassettledbyMyceneanGreeksintwowavesinthe2ndmillenniumBC.Asastrategic,
locationintheMiddleEast,itwassubsequentlyoccupiedbyseveralmajorpowers,includingthe
empiresoftheAssyrians,Egyptians,andPersians,fromwhomtheislandwasseizedin333BCby
AlexandertheGreat.

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Southwest.
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SubsequentrulebyPtolemaicEgypt,theRomanEmpire,theByzantines,Arabcaliphatesforashort
period,theFrenchLusignandynasty,andtheVenetians,wasfollowedbytheOttomanconquestin
1571.

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ItremainedunderOttomancontrolforoverthreecenturies.CypruswasplacedunderBritish
administrationin1878untilitwasgrantedindependencein1960,[15]becomingamemberofthe
Commonwealththefollowingyear.
In1974,sevenyearsaftertheintercommunalviolencebetweenGreekCypriotsandTurkishCypriots,
anattemptedcoupd'tatbyGreekCypriotnationalistsCyprusi/saprs/(Greek:[cipos]
KprosTurkish:Kbrs[kbs]),officiallytheRepublicofCyprus(Greek:
[cipiaciimokati.a]Kypriak
DmokrataTurkish:KbrsCumhuriyeti[kbsd
umhuijeti]),
isanislandcountryintheEasternMediterraneanSea.[5]Cyprusisthethirdlargestislandinthe
MediterraneanSeaafterSicilyandSardinia,andamemberstateoftheEuropeanUnion.Itislocated
eastofGreece,southofTurkey,westofSyriaandLebanon,northwestofIsraelandtheGazaStrip,
andnorthofEgypt.
Theearliestknownhumanactivityontheislanddatestoaroundthe10thmillenniumBC.
ArchaeologicalremainsfromthisperiodincludethewellpreservedNeolithicvillageofKhirokitia,
whichhasbeendeclaredaWorldHeritageSitewithan"enhancedprotection"statusintheeventof
armedconflict[6]byUNESCO,alongwiththearchaeologicalsitesofPaphosandthePainted
ChurchesoftheTroodosRegion.Cyprusishometosomeoftheoldestwaterwellsintheworld.[7]
CypruswassettledbyMyceneanGreeksintwowavesinthe2ndmillenniumBC.Asastrategic,[8][9]
[10]locationintheMiddleEast,[11][12][13][14]itwassubsequentlyoccupiedbyseveralmajor
powers,includingtheempiresoftheAssyrians,Egyptians,andPersians,fromwhomtheislandwas
seizedin333BCbyAlexandertheGreat.SubsequentrulebyPtolemaicEgypt,theRomanEmpire,
theByzantines,Arabcaliphatesforashortperiod,theFrenchLusignandynasty,andtheVenetians,
wasfollowedbytheOttomanconquestin1571.ItremainedunderOttomancontrolforoverthree
centuries.CypruswasplacedunderBritishadministrationin1878untilitwasgrantedindependence
in1960,[15]becomingamemberoftheCommonwealththefollowingyear.
In1974,sevenyearsaftertheintercommunalviolencebetweenGreekCypriotsandTurkishCypriots,
[16]anattemptedcoupd'tatbyGreekCypriotnationalists[17][18]andelementsoftheGreek
militaryjunta[19]withtheaimofachievingenosis(unionoftheislandwithGreece)tookplace.[19]
Turkeyusedthisasapretexttoinvadethenorthernportionoftheisland.Turkishforcesremained
afteraceasefire,resultinginthepartitionoftheislandanobjectiveofTurkeysince1955.[19]The
intercommunalviolenceandsubsequentTurkishinvasionledtothedisplacementofover150,000
GreekCypriots[20][21]and50,000TurkishCypriots,[22]andtheestablishmentofaseparate
TurkishCypriotspoliticalentityinthenorth.Theseeventsandtheresultingpoliticalsituationare

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BitterLemonsofCyprus(othertopics)
FootprintsinCyprus:AnIllustratedHistory(othertopics)
100MythsabouttheMiddleEast(othertopics)
ThePeopleinBetween:ACyprusOdyssey(othertopics)
TheCyprusProblem:WhatEveryoneNeedstoKnow
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mattersofongoingdispute.
TheRepublicofCyprushasdejure[23]sovereigntyovertheislandofCyprusanditssurrounding
waters,exceptfortheBritishOverseasTerritoryofAkrotiriandDhekelia,administeredasSovereign
BaseAreas.However,theRepublicofCyprusisdefactopartitionedintotwomainpartsthearea
undertheeffectivecontroloftheRepublic,comprisingabout59%oftheisland'sarea,andthe
Turkishcontrolledareainthenorth,[24]callingitselftheTurkishRepublicofNorthernCyprusand
recognisedonlybyTurkey,coveringabout36%oftheisland'sarea.Theinternationalcommunity
considerstheNorthasoccupiedterritoryoftheRepublicofCyprus.
CyprusisthethirdmostpopulousislandintheMediterraneanSeaandamajortouristdestinationin
theMediterranean.[25][26][27]Anadvanced,[28]highincomeeconomywithaveryhighHuman
DevelopmentIndex,[29][30]theRepublicofCypruswasafoundingmemberoftheNonAligned
MovementuntilitjoinedtheEuropeanUnionon1May2004.
On1January2008,theRepublicofCyprusjoinedtheEurozone.andelementsoftheGreekmilitary
juntawiththeaimofachievingenosis(unionoftheislandwithGreece)tookplace.
Turkeyusedthisasapretexttoinvadethenorthernportionoftheisland.Turkishforcesremained
afteraceasefire,resultinginthepartitionoftheislandanobjectiveofTurkeysince1955.
TheintercommunalviolenceandsubsequentTurkishinvasionledtothedisplacementofover
150,000GreekCypriotsand50,000TurkishCypriots,andtheestablishmentofaseparateTurkish
Cypriotspoliticalentityinthenorth.
Theseeventsandtheresultingpoliticalsituationaremattersofongoingdispute.
TheRepublicofCyprushasdejuresovereigntyovertheislandofCyprusanditssurroundingwaters,
exceptfortheBritishOverseasTerritoryofAkrotiriandDhekelia,administeredasSovereignBase
Areas.
However,theRepublicofCyprusisdefactopartitionedintotwomainpartstheareaunderthe
effectivecontroloftheRepublic,comprisingabout59%oftheisland'sarea,andtheTurkish
controlledareainthenorth,callingitselftheTurkishRepublicofNorthernCyprusandrecognised
onlybyTurkey,coveringabout36%oftheisland'sarea.
TheinternationalcommunityconsiderstheNorthasoccupiedterritoryoftheRepublicofCyprus.
CyprusisthethirdmostpopulousislandintheMediterraneanSeaandamajortouristdestinationin
theMediterranean.
Anadvanced,highincomeeconomywithaveryhighHumanDevelopmentIndex,theRepublicof
CypruswasafoundingmemberoftheNonAlignedMovementuntilitjoinedtheEuropeanUnionon
1May2004.
On1January2008,theRepublicofCyprusjoinedtheEurozone.
Source:Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus
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Apr03,201310:32AM

BitterLemonsofCyprus

by

LawrenceDurrell

SynopsisonGoodreads:
OneofathreepartseriesofLawrenceDurrell'swritings.Inthisvolumeheexplorestheislandof
Cyprus,evokingthesundrenchedlandscapes,dazzlinglightandvividblueskiesoftheAegean.
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message3:byJill,AssistingModeratorMilitaryHistL/GlobalNF/Eur/Brit/Music(new) Apr03,201310:41AM

ThefinancialcrisisisCyprushasworldwideramificationsinglobalfinance.Thelinkbelowwill
providealittleofthehistoryofhowthiscrisisbeganandwhatitmeans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%...
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message4:by'AussieRick'(lasteditedApr03,201309:25PM)(new)

Apr03,201306:25PM

IloveCyprus,spentninemonthslivingandworkingovertherein1995andwouldlovetogo
back.WhileIwasthereIworkedasavolunteeronthisarchaeologicaldigatPaphos:

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Theimagesaren'tverygoodastheyarejustscannedphotographs.
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message5:byBentley,GroupFounder,Leader,Chief(new)

Apr03,201306:26PM

WowAussieRickthatisimpressiveareyouinthesecondphoto?Wasthesecondphotoby
thedigtoo.
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Apr03,201306:26PM

Jillwrote:"ThefinancialcrisisisCyprushasworldwideramificationsinglobalfinance.The
linkbelowwillprovidealittleofthehistoryofhowthiscrisisbeganandwhatitmeans.
http://en.wikipedia.o..."
Yes,JillthingsarenotAOKfinancially.Thanksfortheadd.
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message7:by'AussieRick'(lasteditedApr03,201306:29PM)(new)

Apr03,201306:28PM

HiBentley,I'mtheguytotheleftinthephoto,itwastakennexttothedig(ontheright)
welcomingdignitariesandlocalstothecommencementofthatseasonsdig.
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message8:by'AussieRick'(new)

Apr03,201306:38PM

TheonebookthatIcouldrecommendonCyprusisthistitlewhichIpurchasedwhilstonthe
Islandandreadveryquickly:

byDavidHunt
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Apr03,201306:46PM

'AussieRick'wrote:"HiBentley,I'mtheguytotheleftinthephoto,itwastakennexttothedig
(ontheright)welcomingdignitariesandlocalstothecommencementofthatseasonsdig."
OKtheonewiththebluehatandjeanson.Iguesstheymusthavehadsomecolddrinkswiththeguy
andthecoolerunlesshewascarryingartifacts(smile).Nowwhathashappenedtothatdiglocation

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nowisitopentothepublicisthereamuseumthereandwhathappenedtotheartifacts?Arethey
ondisplay?
IdidnotknowthatyouwereinvolvedwitharchaeologyalthoughyoulovedtheLoebClassics(ancient
classics).
Thanksfortheadd.
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message10:by'AussieRick'(new)

Apr03,201306:59PM

HiBentley,
I'mafraidthatwherethereareAustraliansthereisusuallysomecoldbeer:)
Hereareafewlinkstothesite,itsdevelopedalotsinceIworkedonitin1995:

http://sydney.edu.au/arts/archaeology...
http://www.paphostheatre.com/
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Apr03,201307:03PM

Wellthathasbeengoingonforsometime.Itlookslikequiteaproject.Thanksfortheaddsand
forbringingittoourattentiononthisthread.
IbetCyprusgetshotandthatcoolerprobablylookedmightygoodthatday.
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message12:byLibby(new)

May27,201305:59PM

A"TrivialPursuit"ofMiddleEaststuff...notallfacts...lotsofopinions.Theauthor,moreoften
thannot,seemedtocommunicateinadefensiveandsomewhatcausticmanner.Hediscussed
scenariosof"therealityoflinguisticdiversity"(pg.48),whichseemedtoberealisticand
balancedwhilesharingtheissuesandchallengesofdialectology.OthercoveredtopicsincludedoIl,
water,religion,politics,andwars.Ifounditinterestingthatinseveralcasestheauthorfailedto
address/answerthemyth/questionthathecontendedtoresolve/correct.The"GlossaryofCrisis"at
endofbookwasthebestpart...butitdidnotseemtologicallyfitwiththepiece'stheme.Theaddition
ofthissectionmadeitseemratherobtuse"HailMary,"soitsvaluebecametrivialized.

by

FredHalliday
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message13:byLibby(lasteditedJun27,201306:29AM)(new)

Jun26,201307:45PM

ThePeopleinBetween:ACyprusOdyssey
Note:HistoricalFiction

by

GregoryS.Lamb

Synopsis:
Afamily'shistoryisshapedbytheconflictsduringthe1960sand70sinCyprus.
KirazNoraJohanssonandhertwinbrotherneverknewtheirmotherwhodiedwhilegivingbirth.By
invitationofafamilyfriendshetravelstoCyprusanddiscoversherfamily'spast.Throughahistory
thatwasnearlylosttoherandhertroubledbrother,shelearnswhatitmeanstoloveandbecomes
forevertiedtotheCypriotpeopleandtheirunforgettableislandhome.
A"GreenLine"onamapsplitsanationanditscapitol.NotlongagothepeopleofCyprusweretorn
fromtheirlandsbyexternalforces.Nomatterwhichsideofthedividetheyliveontoday,theyarea
unitedpeopleinacountrydivided.Theyarethepeopleinbetween.
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message14:byChrissie(new)

Jun26,201310:09PM

Libby,thatonelooksfantastic.Thankyou.
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Libby,firstIthoughtitwasabiography,butIthinkinsteaditishistoricalfiction.Right?
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message16:byChrissie(new)

Jun27,201306:24AM

Thanks,Bentley!
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message17:byBentley,GroupFounder,Leader,Chief(new)

Jun27,201306:27AM

YouarewelcomeChrissie.ThebookthatLibbymentionedisverywellresearchedandquite
accuratethoughitiswovenintoafictionalstory.
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message18:byLibby(new)

Jun27,201306:31AM

Chrissiewrote:"Libby,firstIthoughtitwasabiography,butIthinkinsteaditishistorical
fiction.Right?"
HiChrissieYouarecorrect.Iwasalittletooexcitedtosharethisbook.:)
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message19:byLibby(new)

Jun27,201306:31AM

Bentleywrote:"ItishistoricalfictionChrissie.
Libby,whenabookisnotnonfictionwemustaddanoteatthetopunderthetitleinbold
thatthebookishistoricalfictioneventhoughthisauthorhasdon..."
Thankyou,BentleyCorrectionsmade.
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message20:byBentley,GroupFounder,Leader,Chief(new)

Jun27,201306:37AM

Terrific,thanks.
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message21:byChrissie(new)

Jun27,201306:40AM

Libby,Iamreallyhappyyoubroughtittomyattention.Ireadbothnonfictionandhistorical
fiction.Iwanttothankyou.
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message22:byLibby(lasteditedJul06,201308:39AM)(new)

Jun27,201306:48AM

Chrissiewrote:"Libby,Iamreallyhappyyoubroughtittomyattention.Ireadbothnon
fictionandhistoricalfiction.Iwanttothankyou."

HiChrissieIhopeyouenjoyitandlookforwardtoyouropinionofthisbook.
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message23:byLibby(new)

Jul06,201308:46AM

TheCyprusProblem:WhatEveryoneNeedstoKnow

byJamesKerLindsay(nophoto)
Synopsis:
Fornearly60yearsfromitsuprisingagainstBritishruleinthe1950s,tothebloodycivilwar
betweenGreekandTurkishCypriotsinthe1960s,theTurkishinvasionofCyprusinthe1970s,and
theUnitedNation'songoing30yearefforttoreunitetheislandthetinyMediterraneannationof
Cyprushastakenadisproportionateshareoftheinternationalspotlight.Andwhileithasbeenoften
inthenews,accurateandimpartialinformationontheconflicthasbeennearlyimpossibletoobtain.
InTheCyprusProblem,JamesKerLindsayrecentlyappointedasexpertadvisortotheUN
SecretaryGeneral'sSpecialAdvisoronCyprusoffersanincisive,evenhandedaccountofthe
conflict.KerLindsaycoversallaspectsoftheCyprusproblem,placingitinhistoricalcontext,
addressingthesituationasitnowstands,andlookingtowarditspossibleresolution.Thebookbegins
withtheoriginsoftheGreekandTurkishCypriotcommunitiesaswellastheotherindigenous
communitiesontheisland(Maronites,Latin,Armenians,andGypsies).KerLindsaythenexamines
thetensionsthatemergedbetweentheGreekandTurkishCypriotsafterindependencein1960and
thecomplexconstitutionalprovisionsandinternationaltreatiesdesignedtosafeguardthenewstate.

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HepaysspecialattentiontotheTurkishinvasionin1974andthesubsequenteffortsbytheUNand
theinternationalcommunitytoreuniteCyprus.Thebook'sfinaltwochaptersaddressahostof
pressingissuesthatdividethetwoCypriotcommunities,includingkeyconcernsoverproperty,
refugeereturns,andtherepatriationofsettlers.KerLindsayconcludesbyconsideringwhether
partitionreallyisthebestsolution,asmanyobserversincreasinglysuggest.
Writtenbyaleadingexpert,TheCyprusProblembringsmuchneededclarityandunderstandingtoa
conflictthathasconfoundedobserversandparticipantsalikefordecades.
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message24:byBentley,GroupFounder,Leader,Chief(new)

Jul10,201309:54PM

ThankyouLibbyforthewonderfuladdsontheMiddleEasternthreads.
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message25:byLibby(new)

Jul10,201309:56PM

Bentleywrote:"ThankyouLibbyforthewonderfuladdsontheMiddleEasternthreads."
Mypleasure,Bentley.
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message26:byLibby(new)

Jul18,201309:21AM

TheArchaeologyofCyprus:FromEarliestPrehistoryThroughtheBronzeAge

byArthurBernardKnapp(nophoto)
Synopsis:
SituatedbetweentheworldsoftheNearEast,EuropeandAfrica,thearchaeologyandcultureof
CyprusarecentraltoanunderstandingoftheancientMediterraneanworld.Thisbooktreatsthe
archaeologyofCyprusfromthefirstknownhumanpresenceduringtheLateEpipalaeolithic(ca.
11,000BC)throughtheendoftheBronzeAge(ca.1000BC).A.BernardKnappexaminesthe
archaeologicalanddocumentaryrecordsofprehistoricCypruswithintheirregionalcontext,paying
specialattentiontotheLevantandtheAegean.Theappendix(compiledbySturtW.Manning)
analysesallpublishedradiocarbondatesfromtheisland,providingforthefirsttimeacomprehensive
chronologicalframeworkforallofCypriotprehistory.Focusingonkeythemessuchasidentity,
insularityandconnectivity,andsociety,communityandpolitythroughout,thisbookprovidesa
remarkablyuptodateandintegratedsynthesisofhumanactivityontheMediterranean'sthird
largestisland.
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Jul25,201309:08PM

TheCyprusQuestion:DiplomacyandInternationalLaw

byAdelSafty(nophoto)
Synopsis:
"IfoundAdelSafty'sTheCyprusQuestion:DiplomacyandInternationalLaw,tobeaconciseand
authoritativetextonCyprus,startingfromitsancienthistoryuptotheGreekCypriotEUaccession
andthereferendaontheAnnanPlan.
ThisbookisanexcellentresourceontheCyprusnarrative,whichtellsthewholestoryasitis,fromall
angles.Amustforanyoneinterestedinthetruthabouttheisland'speoplesandtheeventsthat
shapeditspresentdaycondition."
MadamJusticeGnlErnenoftheTurkishCypriotSupremeCourt
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CyprusandthePoliticsofMemory:History,CommunityandConflict

byRebeccaBryant(nophoto)
Synopsis:
TheislandofCyprushasbeenbitterlydividedformorethanfourdecades.Oneofthemostdivisive
elementsoftheCyprusconflictisthewritingofitshistory,ahistorycalledonbybothcommunitiesto
justifyandexplaintheirownnotionsofjustice.WhileforGreekCypriotsthehistoryofCyprusbegins
withancientGreeceandHellenisticculture,fortheTurkishCypriotcommunitythehistoryofthe
islandbeginswiththeOttomaninvasionof1571.Thesingularnarrativesbothsidesoftenemployto
tellthestoryoftheislandare,asthisvolumeargues,ameansofcontinuingthebattlewhichhastorn
theislandapart,andanobstacletoresolution.
TheCyprusConflictandHistoryreorientateshistorywritingonCyprusfromatoolofdivisiontoa
formofdialogue,andexploresawayforwardforthefutureofconflictresolutionintheregion.
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message29:byBentley,GroupFounder,Leader,Chief(new)

Aug04,201302:38PM

ThanksLibbyforalloftherecentadds.
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message30:byChrissie(lasteditedAug18,201312:00AM)(new)

Aug17,201311:58PM

Libbywrote:"Ihopeyouenjoyitandlookforwardtoyouropinionofthisbook...."
Libby,IfinishedThePeopleinBetween:ACyprusOdyssey.Thehistorywasmadeverysimple
andeasytofollow,andthatiswhyIpickedupthebook.ForthatIgaveitthreestars,butIwasbeing
kindofgenerous.Howeverthefictionalcontentistoosweet,cuteandcontrived.Thewritingis
unexceptional.Whilereadingthebook,IcomplementedwitharticlesinWiki.

by

GregoryS.Lamb
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message31:byLibby(new)

Aug18,201301:09AM

Chrissiewrote:"Libbywrote:"Ihopeyouenjoyitandlookforwardtoyouropinionofthis
book...."
Libby,IfinishedThePeopleinBetween:ACyprusOdyssey.Thehistorywasmadeverysimpleand
easytofollo..."
HiChrissieSometimesitisenjoyabletogivethebrainabreakandreadhistorywrittenatanon
scholarlyleveland,onecanstilllearnfromthosetexts...regretfullythisbookdidnotexecuteits
deliverymethodtoowellforyou.Thankyouforsharingyourfeedback.
Perfectjobonthecitationlooksfancy.

by

GregoryS.Lamb
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Aug18,201301:36AM

Youarewelcome.
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message33:byLibby(new)

Aug24,201312:49AM

FromCyprustoZanzibarbytheEgyptianDelta:TheAdventuresofaJournalistinthe
IsleofLove,theHomeofMiracles,andtheLandofCloves

byEdwardHenryVizetelly(nophoto)

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Synopsis:
EdwardVizetelly(18471903)wasthesonofthepublisherHenryVizetellyandaperceptivewar
correspondent.HebeganhiscareerfortheDailyNewsandNewYorkTimes,coveringtheFranco
PrussianWar,wherehenarrowlyescapedbeingshotasaspy.Thiswork,publishedin1901,recounts
thenextperiodofhiscareer,withvividdescriptionsofpeopleandplaces.In1878,Cypruswasceded
toBritainbyTurkey,andVizetelly,theninAthens,wassenttoreportontheIsland,wherehe
remainedforfouryears.In1882,hemovedtoEgypt,whereArabunrestledtothemassacreof
EuropeansinCairoandthebombardmentofAlexandriabyBritishwarships.OnhisreturntoEurope
in1889,hewascommissionedbytheowneroftheNewYorkHeraldtofindH.M.Stanley,using
Zanzibarashisbase.HeconcludeswithabriefsummaryofsubsequenteventsinAfrica.
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Sep02,201309:50PM

RAFsendsTyphoonfighterstoCyprusasmilitarybuildupcontinuesaheadof
possibleWesternstrikeagainstAssad
ThemilitarybuildupgatheredpaceaheadofapossibleWesternstrikeagainstforcesloyalto
PresidentBasharalAssad.

ARoyalAirForceTyphoonFGR4aircraftwithAMRAAMandASRAAMmissilesfittedPhoto:MoD
TheRAFsentTyphoonfighterstodefendBritishbasesonCypruswhileAmericamovedanother
destroyerarmedwithmissilesintotheMediterranean.
Russia,anallyoftheSyrianregime,alsoannouncedthatitwouldreinforceitsMediterraneannaval
forceswithalargeantisubmarinewarship.
TheRAFsaidsixTyphoonsarmedwithairtoairmissileshadflowntoCyprusfromitsConingsby
baseinLincolnshiretoprovideprotectionagainstanypossibleretaliationbytheSyrianregime.
TheRAFsaidthejetswereaprudentandprecautionarymeasuretoprotectthetwosovereignbases
ontheisland,alongwiththeir2,500personnelandabout3,000familymembers.
TheirarrivalontheislandincreasedspeculationthatamilitarystrikeonSyria,withorwithoutBritish
involvement,couldbeimminent.
StoryBy:BenFarmer,RolandOliphantandDamienMcElroy
Article:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world...
Source:TheTelegraph::UK(7:44PMBST29Aug2013)
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EUAccessionandUNPeacemakinginCyprus

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byJamesKerLindsay(nophoto)
Synopsis:
ThisworktracestheattemptsbytheUnitedNationstobringaboutthereunificationofCyprusprior
totheisland'saccessiontotheEuropeanUnionon1May2004.Inadditiontochartingthecourseof
previouseffortstosolvetheCyprusissue,thebookrecountsthedirectdiscussionsbetweenthetwo
sidesfromJanuary2002throughtoApril2004andanalysesthereasonswhytheUNplanwas
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Cyprus:AConflictattheCrossroads

byThomasDiez(nophoto)
Synopsis:
ThisuniquecollectionofessaysprovidesamultifacetedanalysisoftheCyprusconflict.Itseesthe
conflictbothatahistoricalandatananalyticalcrossroads,andbringstogetherleadingscholarsfrom
variousdisciplinestoprovidefreshperspectivesonthelongstandingissuessurroundingCyprus.
Thefourpartsofthebookdealfirstwithdomesticdeterminantsoftheconflictanditsresolution,
thenwithexternalinfluences,beforecomparingCyprustootherconflictcasesandfinallyincluding
approachesbeyondpoliticalscience.Theapplicationofdifferentmethodologicalandtheoretical
approaches,fromrationalchoicetogenderstudies,toasinglecaseallowsfortheircomparisonand
makethisamustreadnotonlyforthoseinterestedinCyprus,butforallstudentsofconflict
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CyprusEmergency:TheDividedIsland19551974

byNickVanDerBijl(nophoto)
Synopsis:
TheUKhasbeeninvolvedinCyprusforover125years.StrategicallyplacedintheEastern
Mediterranean,itwasinitiallyidealforprotectionoftheSuezCanalandmorerecentlyasalistening
postforthetroubledMiddleEastandsouthernflankofNATO.
TheBritishfacedtwoseriousproblemsthefirst,theGreekCypriotsdesireforEnosis,(unionwith
Greece)and,second,theintenserivalryandantipathybetweentheGreekandTurkishcommunities.
In1955theformerresultedinabitterEOKAterroristcampaignledbyColonelGeorgeGrivas.This
resultedinthedeathsofover100Britishservicemen.NicosiasMurderMilewasthesceneofmany
shootings.TheGovernorFieldMarshalHardingnarrowlyescapedassassinationinhisresidence.
EvenBritishfamiliesweretargeted.
ThenextphasewastheTurkishGovernmentsmilitaryinterventionin1974topreventwhattheysaw
astheGreektakeover.Inabloodyinvasionwhichsawwidespreadethniccleansinganddisplacement
ofcommunities,theIslandwasdividedintotwosectorspolicedbytheUnitedNations.Thisexists
today,asdotheBritishSovereignBaseareasatDhekaliaandAtrokiri/Episkopi.

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ThisbookdescribesthemosttroubledyearsofthisbeautifulislandwhichissowellknowntoBritish
servicemen,theirfamiliesandholidaymakers.
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BritainandCyprus:KeyThemesandDocumentssinceWorldWarII

byWilliamMallinson(nophoto)
Synopsis:
CyprusafterWorldWarIIwasandcontinuestobeafocalpointfordiplomaticandmilitary
negotiationsanddisagreementsbetweenbothlocalandinternationalpowers.InBritainandCyprus,
WilliamMallinson,aformerBritishdiplomat,hasselectedfromawealthofdocumentsdrawnfrom
theNationalArchives,skilfullycombiningthechronologyofeventswithvitalthemesandmotifs.
SeveralofthesedocumentshavebeenobtaineddirectlyfromtheForeignOfficeandMinistryof
Defence,thankstothehelpandpressureoftheInformationCommissioner,undertheFreedom
ofInformationAct.Itsblendofdocumentationwithincisiveexplorationandanalysismakesthisbook
aninvaluableresourceforallthoseinterestedinthepoliticsoftheEasternMediterranean,British
historyandintheprocessofpolicyformulation.
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SweetandBitterIsland:AHistoryoftheBritishinCyprus

byTabithaMorgan(nophoto)
Synopsis:
OnaswelteringdayinJuly1878,themenofthe42ndRoyalHighlanderstheBlackWatchwaded
ashoreatLarnacaBaytobegintheBritishoccupationofCyprus.Today,Britonsonsunbedscolonise
thesamestretchofsand,thelatestvisitorstoanislandwhichhaslongheldaspecialplaceinthe
EnglishimaginationandacontroversialroleinBritishimperialambitions.
FromBritainsacquisitionoftheislandin1878uptoindependencein1960,atrueunderstandingof
thecomplexityofCypriotsocietyanditsaspirationseludedmostBritishadministrators.Inthelate
19thcentury,theBritishworkedfuriouslytooutmanoeuvrearestlessRussianEmpirebenton
southwardexpansion.InthisGreatGameofsuperpowers,fewepisodeswerebolderthantheBritish
acquisitionofCyprusthroughasecrettreatywiththeOttomanEmpire.
InitiallyconsideredstrategicallyvitalforthedefenceofIndia,theislandsoonlostitsimportanceasa
militarystagingpost,whenBritainoccupiedEgypt.Nevertheless,Cyprusbecameamajorcentreof
AlliedespionageandcounterespionageinbothWorldWarsarolethatuptonowhasneverbeen
fullyrevealed.
Butdespitetheislandsimportance,BritishruleonCypruswasoftensomewhatlackadaisical:low
salariesresultedinacolourfulstaffofharddrinkingcolonialrejectsandscholarlyclassicistsof
independentmeans.DisastrousgovernancecombinedwithamisunderstandingbytheBritishofthe
growingdesireforenosis,theunionofCypruswithGreece,contributedtoincreasingCypriot
disillusionmentwithBritishrule.
Drawingonlargelyunpublishedmaterial,Morganreflectsonwhysuccessiveadministrationsfailedso
catastrophicallytoengagewiththeirCypriotsubjects,andhowsocialsegregation,confusionabout
Cypriotidentityandthepoorcalibreofsomanyadministratorsallcontributedtothebloodyguerilla
conflictthatled,finally,toCypriotindependence.
SweetandBitterIslandexploresforthefirsttimetheuniquebondbetweenBritainandCyprusand
thecomplex,sometimestense,relationshipbetweenthetwonationswhichendurestothepresent
day.Extensivelyresearchedandlyricallywritten,thisisthedefinitiveportraitofBritishcoloniallife
ontheMediterraneanisland.

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FightingEOKA:TheBritishCounterInsurgencyCampaignonCyprus,19551959

byDavidFrench(nophoto)
Synopsis:
Drawinguponawiderangeofunpublishedsources,includingfilesfromtherecentlyreleasedForeign
andCommonwealthOffice'migratedarchive',FightingEOKAisthefirstfullaccountofthe
operationsoftheBritishsecurityforcesonCyprusinthesecondhalfofthe1950s.Itshowshow
between1955and1959theseforcestriedtodefeattheGreekCypriotparamilitaryorganisation,
EOKA,whichwasfightingtobringaboutenosis,thatistheunionbetweenCyprusandGreece.
BytracingtheevolvingpatternofEOKAviolenceandtheresponsesofthepolice,theBritisharmy,
theciviladministrationontheisland,andtheminorityTurkishCypriotcommunity,DavidFrench
explainswhytheBritishcouldcontainthemilitarythreatposedbyEOKA,butcouldnoteliminateit.
Theresultwasthatbythespringof1959apoliticalstalematehaddescendeduponCyprus,andnone
ofthecontendingpartieshadachievedtheirfullobjectives.GreekCypriotshadtobecontentwith
independenceratherthanenosis.TurkishCypriots,whohadhopedtoseetheislandpartitionedon
ethniclines,weregivenonlyashareofpowerinthegovernmentofthenewRepublic,andtheBritish,
whohadhopedtoretainsovereigntyoverthewholeoftheisland,wereleftincontrolofjusttwo
militaryenclaves.
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CyprusinWorldWarII:PoliticsandConflictintheEasternMediterranean

byAnastasiaYiangou(nophoto)
Synopsis:
WorldWarIImarkedapivotalpointinthehistoryofCyprus,yetsurprisingly,thisperiodofthe
island'shistoryhasbeenlittlestudiedtodate.AnastasiaYiangouhereprovidesthefirstmajorstudy
oftheimpactofWorldWarIIonthepoliticaldevelopmentofCyprus.Indoingsoshetracesshifting
CypriotattitudestothewarandtheformationofatriangularconflictintheislandbetweentheLeft,
RightandBritishcolonialpower.SheexplainshowtheBritishandCypriotsfoughtawaralongside
eachother,yetremainedfarapartindiscussionsonthefutureoftheisland.Yiangou'soriginaland
compellinganalysishighlightshowthepost1945landscapeofCypriotpoliticalstruggleswasshaped
byforcessetinmotionduringthewaritself.
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TheGeckosofBellapais:MemoriesofCyprus

byJoachimSartorius(nophoto)
Synopsis:
ThehistoryofCyprusoffersareflectionoflargerworldhistory.Covetedbyasuccessionofforeign
powers,ithasbeenrepeatedlyoccupied:thePhoenicians,Greeks,Romans,Byzantines,crusaders,
Venetians,Genoese,Ottomans,andBritishhavealllefttheirmarkonthisMediterraneanisland.
AlongsidetheRomanandearlyByzantineruinsofSalamis,otherimpressivemonumentsdatefrom
theFrankishandVenetiantimes,includingtheAbbeyofBellapaisthefortifiedharborofKyreniathe
magnificentcathedralsofNicosiaandFamagusta,thesettingforShakespearesOthello.

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InTheGeckosofBellapais,JoachimSartoriussharestheculturesandlegends,colorsandlightsofthe
Levant.HeexplorestheislandshistoryincludingitsdivisionaftertheTurkishinvasionof1974and
thedifficultiesthatfollowed.ArevealingexplorationofCyprusaftertheTurkishpartitionandan
evocativeaccountofonepoetslifeononeofthemostbeautifulislandsintheMediterranean,this
bookbelongsamongtheworldsbesttravelwriting.
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KeepingthePeaceintheCyprusCrisisof196364

byAlanJames(nophoto)
Synopsis:
DuringtheColdWar,CypruswasofgreatstrategicimportancetotheWest.Britain,theUS,and
NATOallhadvaluableinstallationsthere,andanyarmedconflictbetweenGreekandTurkish
CypriotscouldeasilypulltwonearbyNATOmembersGreeceandTurkeyintowar.When
intercommunalfightingbrokeoutinCyprusinDecember1963,theWestwasdeeplyembarrassed.
ThisbookexaminestheeffortsoffirstBritain,andthentheUN,tokeepthepeace.
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IrelandandtheEndoftheBritishEmpire:TheRepublicanditsRoleinthe
CyprusEmergency

byHelenO'Shea(nophoto)
Synopsis:
In1949,IrelandlefttheCommonwealthandtheBritishEmpirebeganitslongfragmentation.The
relationshipbetweenthenewRepublicofIrelandandBritainwasacomplexone,however,andthe
traditionalassumptionthattheRepublicwoulduniversallysupportselfdeterminationoverseasand
objectto'imperialism'doesnotholduptohistoricalscrutiny.Inreality,foreconomicandgeopolitical
reasons,theRepublicofIrelandplayedanimportantroleinsupportingtheEmpiredemonstrated
clearlyinIreland'sactiveinvolvementintheCyprusEmergencyofthe1950s.AsHelenO'Shea
reveals,whiletheIRAformedimmediatelinkswithEOKAandtheCypriotrebels,theIrish
governmentandtheIrishChurchsupportedtheBritishlinewhichwastoretainCyprusasthe
MiddleEasternbaseoftheBritishEmpirefollowingthelossofEgypt.IrelandandtheEndofthe
BritishEmpirechallengesthereceivedhistoriographyoftheperiod,andconstitutesavaluable
additiontoourunderstandingofIrelandandtheBritishEmpire.
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ProtectorateCyprus:BritishImperialPowerbeforeWWI

byGailHook(nophoto)
Synopsis:
AvitalstrategicoutpostintheEasternMediterranean,CypruswascrucialtoBritishimperial
ambitionsintheEastastheOttomanEmpirebecameincreasinglyfragileinthenineteenthcentury.
TheislandremainsanexampleoftheeffectsofBritain's'informalempire',inwhicha'superior'
British'civilization'wasimposeduponthelocalpopulation,bothtoimprovetheimperialsubjectsand
todeveloptheislandforcapitalinvestmentandlabourpoweritwaspartofJosephChamberlain's
'undevelopedestate'ofempire.Here,GailRuthHookassesseseducationandlabourpolicy,
agriculture,harbordevelopmentandtourismanddemonstratesthefullimpactofBritishcolonialism
ontheCypriotpopulation.ProtectorateCyprusisacrucialadditiontothehistoryofCyprus,aswell
asanimportantanalysisofthephysicalandemotionallegacyofBritishimperialrule.

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