European Integration and the Communist Dilemma assesses the response of communist parties to European integration using three contrasting and comparatively significant case studies from Greece, Cyprus and Italy. These parties, in common with other radical parties in Europe, face…
Why does the 1974 war in Cyprus remain so dominant in Greek-Cypriot cinema? How has this event shaped the imagination of contemporary filmmakers, and how might one define the new national cinema that has emerged as a result? This book explores such questions by analysing a range…
This work attempts to address the question of how and why political parties in Southern Europe have weakened between 1995-2005, analysing the transformations undergone by the two main parties in Italy, Spain, Turkey and Cyprus among others.
Harun Arikan's primary objective in writing this account is to present a more comprehensive framework for examining the Turkish case for EU membership. The author extends the remit of acceptable accession by analysing whether Turkey has been treated any differently than other po…
The Cyprus conflict was for long an inactive volcano, but it erupted violently in 1955, 1963 and 1974. Now more of a smouldering fire, its persistence is a serious obstacle on Turkey's route to EU accession. Uniquely utilizing Turkish sources, this book looks at how the conflict…
"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 in…
