Divided Cyprus: Modernity, History, and an Island in Conflict (New Anthropologies of Europe) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253218519 ISBN 13: 9780253218513

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2006

Synopsis

[U]shers the reader into the complexities of the categorical ambiguity of Cyprus [and]... concentrates... on the Dead Zone of the divided society, in the cultural space where those who refuse to go to the poles gather." ―Anastasia Karakasidou, Wellesley College

The volatile recent past of Cyprus has turned this island from the idyllic "island of Aphrodite" of tourist literature into a place renowned for hostile confrontations. Cyprus challenges familiar binary divisions, between Christianity and Islam, Greeks and Turks, Europe and the East, tradition and modernity. Anti-colonial struggles, the divisive effects of ethnic nationalism, war, invasion, territorial division, and population displacements are all facets of the notorious Cyprus Problem. Incorporating the most up-to-date social and cultural research on Cyprus, these essays examine nationalism and interethnic relations, Cyprus and the European Union, the impact of immigration, and the effects of tourism and international environmental movements, among other topics.

About this title

About the Author:

Yiannis Papadakis is Assistant Professor of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus.

Nicos Peristianis is Executive Dean of Intercollege of Cyprus and President of the Cyprus Sociological Association.

Gisela Welz is Professor and Chair of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Review:

[This] collection demonstrates a most unusual depth of articulation and balance in its accounts. . . . [It] is well crafted to reach a fariety of audiences, including students, scholars, and activists concerned with Cyprus, and most certainly political geographers interested in unpacking the workings of spatial power in zones of conflict. Issue 29, 2010 (Political Geography)

Of the recent publications on the 'Cyprus Problem', Divided Cyprus ranks amongst the best. It is scholarly, very well conceived, nicely structured, and expertly executed. Most importantly, it is thought provoking. I highly recommend it to any serious scholar of Cyprus’ past and present, and to those interested in its future progress. (Cyprus Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0253218519
• ISBN 13: 9780253218513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 235
• Editor: Papadakis Yiannis, Peristianis Nicos, Welz Gisela