Cyprus and the Politics of Memory

ISBN: 9781780761077 出版年：2012 页码：284 Rebecca Bryant Yiannis Papadakis Bloomsbury Publishing

The island of Cyprus has been bitterly divided for more than four decades. One of the most divisive elements of the Cyprus conflict is the writing of its history, a history called on by both communities to justify and explain their own notions of justice. While for Greek Cypriots the history of Cyprus begins with ancient Greece, for the Turkish Cypriot community the history of the island begins with the Ottoman conquest of 1571. The singular narratives both sides often employ to tell the story of the island are, argues, a means of continuing the battle which has torn the island apart, and an obstacle to resolution. Cyprus and the Politics of Memory re-orientates history-writing on Cyprof division to a form of dialogue, and explores a way forward for the future of conflict resolution in the region.