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Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger

Journalist Christopher Hitchens examines 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 Afterword, Hitchens reviews the implications of Cyprus's applications for European Union membership and more. 224 pp.

Subject
historypolitics
Themes
politics
Setting
20th centurycyprus
Audience
adult
Length
short · 178 pages

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