Books by Diana Weston Markides
“This book is amazing. Because if you go to the web or an encyclopaedia and you ask what the ‘Cyprus Problem’ was, it’ll probably say, ‘In 1974 the Turkish air force and army invaded Cyprus and ever since then the country has been partitioned along the ‘green line ‘. Now anyone worth their salt will say no, it wasn’t in 1974; the beginning was in 1963, because that was when Cyprus failed as a new autonomous constitutional state. The British had to come back in and sort out the pieces. But Markides’s book ends in 1963 and introduces a completely new chapter. She’s placing the beginning of the conflict where it belongs in 1957, because if you really get into the nitty-gritty of what went on behind the scenes, you will see that it was the manipulation of the British and American governments that created the nucleus of what we call the ‘Cyprus Problem.’” Read more...
The best books on Divided Cities
Jon Calame, Nonprofit Leaders & Activist
Interviews where books by Diana Weston Markides were recommended
The best books on Divided Cities, recommended by Jon Calame
The architectural teacher and writer Jon Calame explores the origins and consequences of urban partition along ethnic lines and selects five books on five divided cities: Belfast, Beirut, Jerusalem, Mostar and Nicosia.
