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Michael Attilides: Social Change and Urbanization in Cyprus: A Study of Nicosia ; Cyprus MAY31 Paperback; Demy 8vo. Publications of the Social Research Centre No.2. pp210 inc index. 1981; b/w line drawings within.   Order this Book

Bandler, Donald A Roving Eye on Cyprus Colour photographs.. small paperback format.feb. 2002. 1000 copies printed. nicosia. cyprus.

Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (Pubs.): Ioannis Kissonerghios ; CYPHIS CYPART CYPRUS. Paperback; Square 4to; pp 254 inc short bibliography. A lovely photobook of the paintings of Ioannis Kissonerghis (1878-1959) one of the first professional Cypriot painters.   Order this Book

Children of Cyprus (with an introduction by Kofi Annan): Our Island, Your Island ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Paperback; A4;pp62 inc index. An ecologically-minded pamphlet by the children of Cyprus, both, refreshingly, Greek and Turkish- Cypriot,  Order this Book

Christopher Hitchens: Hostage to History Excellent, mostly objective look at the invasions of Cyprus, in 1974 and their aftermath.  Order this Book

Cleanthis P Georgiades: History of Cyprus ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Demy 8vo; Paperback;pp 268 inc. many b/w and colour photos within; A History of Cyprus which, unusually covers the full range of histroical periods, in equal measure, from protohistoric through to 1993.  Order this Book

Christodoulou, Katia. photographer and Dr. Savvas Kokkinos. text.  By the Hand of Attila.  Hoto memories. .This significant publication, consisting of Dr. Savvas Kokkinos' scholarly text and Katia Christodoulou's photogaphs will give the reader a tase of the partlyj occupied, divided capital of Cyprus and the tragedy it lives to this day, under circumstances which are an insult to 21st century civilsation. The city of Nicosia , in its long history, has known many tragedies, but today is faced with a greater peril. Today it is not onlyh confronted wilth an invader, but also with the danger of ethnographical alterations because of the settlers and because it has been stripped of its inland regions.The Green line which so crudely divides the city, is forecfully described in the text of this publicationb and widely depticed in the photographs it contains. full size colour photographs. published in Cyprus2001.. 122. printed pages.text in greek and english.paperback. Order this Book

Chrysafiss, A. C.  WHO SHALL GOVERN CYPRUS- BRUSSELS OR NICOSIA?  This book analyses the political social and economic consequences of Cyprus's relationship with the European Union. This in-depth study on the subject reveals facts about which for years we have been kept in the dark. This is a book for a serious debate. paperback.Sept. 2003.. 184 pp. Order this Book

Antonis Kypriakou Gorgiou: Kalopsida: The Living past of a Village of Cyprus. ; CYPHIS CYPRUS A4 pamphlet; pp98 including many b/w photos and line drawings throughout. A tremendous one-man effort this detailing the history, anthropology and religion of the village of Kalopsida, birth-place of the author, now sadly inaccessable to him due to Turkish Mainland occupation of the North of Cyprus. In Greek and English with a few advertisers at the back which helped towards the publication costs.     Order this Book

David Holton and Jocelyn Pye (eds.): Kampos: Cambridge Papers in Modern Greek Vol 6 ; MODHIS paperback; 8vo; Periodical,in book form on Modern Greek issues and language. Contents of Volume 6: Greek Surrealist Poets in English Translation: Problems parametes and possibilities by David Connolly; Kazantzakis and Biography by Georgia Farinou-Malamatari; Variations on a Theme: Cavafy rewrites his own poems by Peter Mackridge. Modernism in Modern Greek Theatre (1895-1922) by Walter Puchner. "Berlin", Cyprus: Photography, Simulation and the Directed Gaxe in a Divided City by Paul Sant Cassia; Dimitrios Vikelas in the Diaspora: Memory, Character, Formation and Language by Dimitris Tziovas    Order this book

Sir David Hunt (ed): Footprints in Cyprus ; CYP CYPHIS pp319 inc index. (TRIGRAPH PUB.)Cloth with D/J. Lavishly illustrated throughout in colour and B/W.Seven emminent contributors (inc. the editor) combine to make this an extremely interesting history of the island of Cyprus, from earliest times through to Independence and Invasion.    Order this Book

   Hannay, David. The Cyprus problem has defeated all attemps to resolve it for more than forty years. From l996 onwards the UN , with strong support from the US. the UK and other EU Members, mounted the most sustained of all the efforts to reach an agreement, so that a re-united Cyprus could join the EU in m May 2004. Although it came closer to success than any previous attempt, this one failed too.From his unique position as the former British Special Representative for Cyprus David Hannay examines the underlying difficulty of finding a basis which both sides could accept and the complex inter-relationships between these negotiations and the applications to join the European Union of both Cyprus and Turkey. Hannay concludes tht the Cyprus problem, for all its complexity and intractability is not insoluble; and that Turkey's attempts at European Union memembership by definition requires a Cyprus solution. This is the story of a very modern, multi-dimensional negotiation which came close to success but in th end, as so many previous Cyprus negotations has done, failed. In the process of telling,Lord Hannay has produced a revealing, first-hand account of a profoundly complex situation which is an exceptional reference tool for all those interested in the modern history of the region. hardback. 2005. pp. 256 including index.  Order this Book

Joseph S. Joseph: Cyprus: Ethnic Conflict and Inernational Politics - From Independence to the Thrshold of the European Union. ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Second edition 1997 Paperback ed 1999; 8vo; pp213 inc index. Welcome paperback edition of the 2nd edition of Joseph's book. Contents: Conceptial Considerations and Analytical Concepts; Background of the Domestic Ethnic Conflict; The Impact of Cross-Boundary Ethnic ties; Ethnopolitics and Superpower Politics; Ethnic Rivals vs NATO Allies; The Role of ther United Nations; The European Union and the Cyprus Problem; Conclusions.    Order this Book

Paschalis M. Kitromilides and Marios l. Evriviades: Cyprus: World Bibliographical Series 28. ; CYPHIS CYPRUS 8vo; Cloth; pp264 inc index. One of the excellent WB series. Mot entirely authoratitive but pretty close. Each book can be looked up under subject area or by author or title in the index. S.J.    Order this Book

John Koumoulides (ed): Cyprus in Transition 1960-1985 ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Demy 8vo; Cloth; pp173 inc index; Series of articles by such luminaries as: Lord Carver; Nancy Crawshaw; Sir David Hunt; C.M. Woodhouse amongst others on the turbulent times for this small island between 1960 and 1985.    Order this Book

John T.A. Koumoulides (ed): Greek Connections: Essays on Culture and Diplomacy. With a forword by John Brademas ; MODHIS paperback; 8vo; 1987; pp128. The Stephen J. sr. and Beatrice Brademas Lectures 1976-1986: Polybius between Greece and Rome by Fergus Millar; The Hellenism of Zenobia by Glen Bewersock; The Reception of Greek Literature in Armenia by Robert Thomson; The Byzantine Missions of Saint Cyril and Methodius by Dimitri Oblensky; The Image of Greece in Modern Englsih Literature by Asa Briggs; Tsarist Russia and Greek Independence by Babara Jelavich; Cyprus: A Failure in Western Diplomacy by Nancy Crawshaw; Education - The International Diomension by John Brademas   Offered for sale by Order this book

Keith Kyle: Cyprus: In Search of Peace. ; CYPRUS CYPHIS A4 pamphlet; Paperback; 1997;pp39 inc bibliography. A Minority Rights Group International Publication looking at the background to the Turkish Invasion, the invasion itself and the consequences since. Includes and interesting demography of the various annexed communities on both sides of the 'Green Line'.   Offered for sale by Order this book

Peter LOIZOS. GRACE IN EXILE.  Grace in Exile contains more than 100 photographs and an introductory essay, which together record the experience of the people of Argaki in Cyprus, who were made refugees following the invasion of the island in 1974. Peter Loizos' connection with Argaki is both academic and personal. His father was born in the village and many of his relatives lived there. From this unusual perspective, he has made the Argaki community a focus of his research during a wide-ranging career as a social anthropologist and documentary filmmaker. hardback. small format. 2003. published in cyprus. in Greek and English.

MARKIDES. Diana Weston. CYPRUS. 1957-63 From colonial conflict to constitutional crisis. The key role of the municpal issue. Cyprus l957-1963 examines the issue of separate municipalities, a microcosm of the Cyprus problem, during the process of decolonization. The practical difficulties of the prescribed arrangemenets and the pressure of intracommunual domestic policies, which were exacerbated by an injection of cold war priorities and misleading diplomataic initiatives, ccontributed to the failure to find a mutually acceptable formala.|A series of attempts to do so exposed the more substantial power of the majority.. The failure to resolve the municipal issue was therefore, bound to contain the seeds of the unravlling of the Zurich and London Agreements by which Cyprus has gained its precarious independence. paperback 2002. modern greek studies. minnesota. Mediterranean and east european monographs. Paperback Order this Book

Mirbagheri,Farid: Cyprus and International Peacemaking ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Cloth; pp206 inc index; 8vo; 1998; Superb history of Cyprus since the early '60's and the United Nations role in the 'peacemaking' effort. Includes exhaustive bibliography at rear. Emininently readable. S.J.     Order this Book

Brendan O'Malley and Ian Craig: The Cyprus Conspiracy: America, Espionage and The Turkish Invasion. ; CYPHIS CYPRUS 8v0 Cloth with D/J 1999. An enormous bestseller in the U.K. -in no small part due to the fact that there are 160,000 Greek/Turkish Cypriots in London alone - this book claims that the British Labour Government of 1970-74 tried to stop the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (July 1974) and requested the assistance of the U.S. sixth fleet, based in the Mediterranean, only for Henry Kissinger to veto the plan. No suprise here then! Slightly slow but necessarily so as the background to the whole crisis - which continues to this day - was highly complicated and this book goes some towards explaining the situation. Absolutely essential reading for those wishing to learn about why Cyprus is still a divided island to this day. S.J. N.B. Further reading would be Laurence Stern's 'Wrong Horse' unfortunately pulped at the request of an emminent American Politician soon after publication in 1977. If you don't like this kind of sensorship please feel free to come to the Hellenic Bookservice where we have a copy (Not for Sale) which customers are free to read A.S.     Available in Hardback and Paperback Order this Book Paperback    or   Hardback  Order this Book 

Diaspora Books (pub) Nicos Nicolaides: Nicos Nicolaides: The Cypriot ; CYPRUS 4TO PAPERBACK NEW 1998 pp175 inc index and colour and b/w plates at rear Parallel text (Greek and English) study of Nicos Nicolaides,the Cypriot author and painter. In addition to the plates at rear the book has a number of full page photos throughout as well as pictures of some of the front covers of some of Nicolaides books. A lovely effort from Diaspora books.   Order this Book

Pierre Oberling: The Road to Bellapais: The Turkish Exodus to 'Northern Cyprus' ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Cloth; No DJ; 256 inc index; 1982; One of the books we stock giving the lead-up and exacution of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, from the Turkish viewpoint. Well written, though reliant on a number of truisms to justify the end result S.J.   Order this Book

Stavros Panteli: Historical Dictionary of Cyprus ; CYPRUS 8vo; Hardback (no D/J; pp223. 1995. A very useful dictionary of personalities associated with the island of Cyprus since the earliest times. Not suprisingly 20th century pen-pictures comprise the majority of this book and with a useful chronology and a very thorough 'select' bibliography this book is a very handy reference aid. The price presumably is due to the short print-run, with the publisher's aiming mainly at libraries and institutions. S.J.   Order this Book

S. Panteli (Stavros Pantelis): A New History of Cyprus ; GCSEA01 CYP CYPHIS. A history of Cyprus from protohistoric times to present day, especially strong on the 20th century. CLOTH. By the author of 'The Making of Modern Cyprus'    Order this Book   A new edition of this book has just come out.

Stavros Panteli: A History of Cyprus: From Foreign Domination to troubled Independence ; CYPRUS PP 384 Inc ills and index. paperback 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, Dr Stavros Panteli brilliantly chronicles the turmoil of Cyprus' past and explores troubles for the island's future. A particular focus of the book is the period period beginning with British occupation in 1878 through to the events of the last few months. Drawing on many unpublished documents and letters, the text provides an incisive political and economic history of the modern period > UPDATED REPRINT OF A NEW HISTORY OF CYPRUS   Offered for sale by Order this book

S. Panteli (Stavros Pantelis): Nea Istoria tis Kypou ; CSCEA01 CYP CYPHIS Modern Greek translation of 'A New History of Cyprus' especially strong on the 20th century. By the author of 'The Making of Modern Cyprus'CLOTH    Order this Book a

PANTELI, Stavros. PLACE OF REFUGE. A HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN CYPRUS. In this unique and ground-breaking work, Dr Stavros Panteli surveys the history of the Jews in Cyprus over the past two-and-a-half thousand years. Because of its geographical proximity to Palestine, the island has often been a sanctuary for Jewish refugees. This highly readable and extensively researched account explores in detail this fascinating and previously untold story. Author Biography: Stavros Panteli is a Cypriot-born historian living in London. He has lectured and written extensively on Cyprus and the Greek world in general. Amongst his many publications are: A New History of Cyprus; The Making of Modern Cyprus; Gregoris Afxentiou - the hero of Machaeras; and The Historical Dictionary of Cyprus. His latest work, A History of Cyprus - From Foreign Domination to Troubled Independence was published in June 2000. He is also a major contributor to the definitive five-volume History of Cyprus currently being published by the Makarios Foundation. His forthcoming titles include: Sir Winston Churchill: An Analysis of his Cyprus Policy 1907-65; The Exile and Release of Archbishop Makarios 1956-57 and The Making of Modern Greece. Papeback. 2003. pp. 192 including index. Order this Book

Doros Partasides: The Portraits of Makarios: The Man, Bishop, President. 1913-1977 ; CYPRUS CYPHIS 4to; Paperback; 1982. Photographs by the author of 'The Green Line' accompanied by a few pages of (parallel) text of the erstwhile president of Cyprus, who was forced to flee his island in 1974, thanks to the Greek junta's attempt to assasinate him, leading to the Turkish invasion of the island.   Order this Book  Paperback

Doros Partasides: Portraits of Makarios: The Man, Bishop, President. 1913-1977 ; CYPRUS CYPHIS 4to; Hardback; 1982. Photographs by the author of 'The Green Line' accompanied by a few pages of (parallel) text of the erstwhile president of Cyprus, who was forced to flee his island in 1974, thanks to the Greek junta's attempt to assasinate him, leading to the Turkish invasion of the island.    Order this Book   Hardback

Polyviou G. Polyviou: Cyprus: Conflict and Negotiation 1960-1980 ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Paperback; demy 8vo; pp245inc index; Duckworth 1980; O.P. Chapters: 1/Introduction; 2/Independence, Breakdown and the Uneasy Years; 3/ The Intercommunal Discussions 1968-1971; 4/The Expanded Talks and the 1974 Models; 5/ The Intercommunal Discussions: an Evaluation;6/ The Geneva Conference; 7/ Political and Constitional Reconstruction + four maps    Order this Book

Oliver P. Richmond: Mediating in Cyprus: The Cypriot Communities and the United Nations ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Paperback; Demy 8vo; pp282 inc index; 1998. A look at the UN role in Cyprus and the problems they have, and continue to, encountered in the 30 years (1964-1994) on the island.    Order this Book

Ray Sanderson : The Cyprus Enigma: A Brief Introduction to the Cyprus Problem ; CYPHIS CYPRUS 8vo; paperback; pp 100 inc index; And brief it is... More for the collector than the serious historian. S.J.   Order this Book

Leto Severis: Join Us and Discover the History of Cyprus ; CYPHIS CYPRUS Demy 8vo; paperback; 1999; pp126 inc chronological table. A lovely book designed primarily for children (so just about my level) of the history of Cyprus from the earlist settlers to the present day. Well produced, informative and colourful throughout. Ends at independence and thus avoids the sensative issue of the Greek followed by the two Turkish invasions of 1974. S.J.   Offered for sale by Order this Book at £7.95

Dr. S.R. Sonyel: Settlers and Refugees in Cyprus ; CYPRUS CYPHIS 8vo pamphlet. pp136 inc maps. A very selective look at the various settlers on the island of Cyprus through original letters and documents dating back to the 19th century.    Order this Book

Ioannis D. Stefanidis: Isle of Discord: Nationalism, Imperialism and the Making of the Cyprus Problem. ; CYPHIS CYPRUS 8vo; CLoth; pp315 inc index. Chapters: 1/ The prelude to Internationalism, 1945-1952; 2/Towards the United Nations; 3/ The Limits of Diplomacy; 4/Resisting Change: The Formulation of British Policy; 5/ Principles and Expediancy: The Formation of American Policy; 6/ The Counter-Claimant: Turksih reaction to Enosis; 7/ 'Enosis and Only Enosis' The Politics of Greek-Cypriot Irredentism; 8/ Treading the Tightrope: The Formulation of Greek Policy.   Order this Book

Laurence Stern: The Wrong Horse READING COPY ONLY- NOT FOR LOAN. ; NOT FOR SALE. Sincere apologies if this comes to you as a previous search submitted to 'Bibliofind', or as a current search; this is a book we get asked for on almost a daily basis. We know more than anyone the demand for this book, so we are offering, upon appointment, interested parties an opportunity to read this book on the bookshop's premises.. very few, if any, libraries have their own copy so get in touch with us via our website and arrange a time with Stelios Jackson - e mail address: stelios.jackson@btinternet.com   - to come to the shop and spend some time with a book that you may never see again. Appointment Essential as TWH does not reside at the shop so Stelios will have to bring it in. This service is FREE and we might even make you a cup of coffee...then again! An essential read for those interested in the island of Cyprus and duplicitous affairs involving U.S. foreign policy in 1974. What a year! PRICELESS! Further reading: 'The Cyprus Conspiracy.'

Geoff Unsworth: The Cats of Paphos ; CYPRUS CYPHIS Novel small 8vo; paperback; pp179; 1993. Cats stave off the invasion of the rats, deserting a sinkiking ship, on Cyprus with the help of a Pelican, a turtle and some snakes. Even St. Helena makes an appearance. Confused? Think metaphorically! (S.J.)    Order this Book

Dr P. N. Vanezis: Cyprus: Crime without Punishment ; Cyprus History pp340 inc photos; A forthcoming title from the distinguished Cypriot historian and erstwhile Cypriot ambassador to Australia Dr 'Bobby' Vanezis, author of a trilogy of biographies on Makarios - we still have two of these in stock (enter Vanezis in the 'author' search box for more details) published in the 60's and 70's.   Order this book

Vanezis, Dr. P.N.: Makarios:Life and Leadership ; Cyprus - Third volume of Vanezis' study of the erstwhile Cypriot president Makarios, with an introduction by Edward Kennedy.Cloth in D/J pp177 inc index 1971 Order this Book 

Vanezis, Dr. P.N.: Makarios: Faith and Power ; Cyprus - First (of three) volume of Vanezis' study of the life of erstwhile Cypriot President Makarios, with an indroduction by James Cameron. Cloth in D/J 1972   Offered for sale by  Order this Book