Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to KissingerVerso, 1997 - 178 σελίδες In a compelling study of great-power misconduct, Christopher Hitchens examines the events leading up to the partition of Cyprus and its legacy. He argues that the intervention of four major foreign powers, Turkey, Greece, Britain and the United States, turned a local dispute into a major disaster. In a new preface for this 1997 edition, Hitchens reviews the implications of the Republic of Cyprus.s applications for European union membership, the escalating regional arms race between Greece and Turkey, and last year.s Greek Cypriot protests along the partition border. |
Περιεχόμενα
Preface to the Second Edition | 1 |
Preface | 9 |
Introduction | 19 |
Hammer or Anvil? | 29 |
The Axe and the Woods | 51 |
Cyprus and the Greek Junta | 61 |
Attila | 101 |
Consequences | 121 |
Conclusion | 157 |
Select Bibliography | 167 |
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