Isle of Discord: Nationalism, Imperialism and the Making of the Cyprus Problem

FROM THE PUBLISHER

One of the longest-lasting and most intractable problems in contemporary international politics, the Cyprus question continues to plague the international community. Isle of Discord traces the postwar development of the problem - from the first drive toward internationalization to the outbreak of armed struggle against the British colonial regime - to show how the potential for a peaceful resolution of the conflict was repeatedly and fatefully squandered.

A timely profile of this legacy of modern diplomatic history, Isle of Discord identifies the various forces, competing interests, and partisan pressures that helped shape modern-day Cyprus.

FROM THE CRITICS

American Historical Review

The first in-depth reconstruction of the struggle based on fully original documentation. It is, indeed, a welcome and important book.

Booknews

Finding a series of potential opportunities for peaceful resolution that were repeatedly squandered, Stefanidis (diplomatic history, Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki) traces the turbulent history of the eastern Mediterranean island since the end of World War II. He focuses on the role of the nationalist Enosis movement, the UN. and insidious factionalism in the area. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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