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Cyprus and the Politics of Memory: History, Community and Conflict

By Yiannis Papadakis , Rebecca Bryant

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2012
ISBN
1780761074, 9781780761077
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2086073 bytes)
Series
International Library of Twentieth Century History
Pages
336\283
Time added
2014-12-11 13:12:06

Description

The island of Cyprus has been bitterly divided for more than four decades. One of the most divisive elements of the Cyprus conflict is the writing of its history, a history called on by both communities to justify and explain their own notions of justice. While for Greek Cypriots the history of Cyprus begins with ancient Greece and Hellenistic culture, for the Turkish Cypriot community the history of the island begins with the Ottoman invasion of 1571. The singular narratives both sides often employ to tell the story of the island are, as this volume argues, a means of continuing the battle which has torn the island apart, and an obstacle to resolution.The Cyprus Conflict and History re-orientates history-writing on Cyprus from a tool of division to a form of dialogue, and explores a way forward for the future of conflict resolution in the region.

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