Cyprus Reading

TransConflict recommends the following books for those interested in learning more about the history, politics and culture of Cyprus.

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Literature and First-Hand Accounts

Bitter Lemons of Cyprus – by Lawrence Durrell
Cypriot, The – by Andreas Koumi
A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible – by Christy Lefteri
Echoes from the Dead Zone: Across the Cyprus Divide – by Yiannis Papadakis

Academic and Policy-Oriented

The Cyprus Problem:What Everyone Needs to Know – by James Ker-Lindsay
Cyprus: A Modern History – by William Mallinson
An Island in Europe: The EU and the Transformation of Cyprus (International Library of Twentieth Century History) – by James Ker-Lindsay
Imagining the Modern: The Cultures of Nationalism in Cyprus – by Rebecca Bryant
The Government and Politics of Cyprus – by James Ker-Lindsay
The Cyprus Issue: The Four Freedoms in a Member State Under Siege (Modern Studies in European Law): 25 – by Nikos Skoutaris
Cyprus at War: Diplomacy and Conflict During the 1974 Crisis (Library of International Relations) – by Jan Asmussen
The Work of the UN in Cyprus: Promoting Peace and Development – by Oliver P. Richmond
EU Accession and UN Peacemaking in Cyprus (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies) – by James Ker-Lindsay

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