Bitter Lemons of Cyprus |
Lawrence Durrell ISBN: 0571201555 While Cyprus is often touted as a tourist destination, the origins of the prolonged war between the island's Greek and the Turkish communities are less well known. In Bitter Lemons of Cyprus--first published in 1957--Lawrence Durrell blends the story...(read more) |
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Cypriot, The |
Andreas Koumi ISBN: 1903660041 A powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Cyprus conflict. The 1950s: the island is under British rule; the struggle for freedom begins. To the Orthodox Christian majority, freedom means enosis - union with Greece. To the Muslim...(read more) |
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Cyprus: A Modern History |
William Mallinson ISBN: 1850435804 This narrative history of Cyprus - the most thorough and up-to-date account currently available - examines the modern history of the island during a period of enormous change. Topics covered range from the British acquisition of Cyprus in 1878, when...(read more) |
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Cyprus: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes) |
Geoff Daniel ISBN: 1856913708 Pocket-sized full-colour guide describing car tours, walks and countryside picnics. Large-scale topographical walking maps (scale 1:50,000), fold-out touring map. Timetables for local transport. |
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Healthy Living in Cyprus |
Mariam Khan ISBN: 9963934307 A book on health using locally grown plants in Cyprus. |
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In the Land of Aphrodite |
Libby Rowan-Moorhouse ISBN: 1857769236 Written partly in diary form and supplemented by letters home, In the Land of Aphrodite tells of the joys and vicissitudes of Libby Rowan-Moorhouse's new and very different life when she and her husband move to Cyprus. Written in a clear, fluid style,...(read more) |
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Sweet and Bitter Island: A History of the British in Cyprus |
Tabitha Morgan ISBN: 1848853297 (Hardcover) On a sweltering day in July, 1878 the men of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - the Black Watch - waded ashore at Larnaca Bay to begin the British occupation of Cyprus. |
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Taste of Cyprus |
Gilli Davies ISBN: 0948853255 An original and exciting book which brings out Cypriot food in all its splendour and richness. An easy-to-follow seasonal look at the island's varied tastes. It is supplemented by colour photographs showing different food products and numerous...(read more) |
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The Minorities of Cyprus: Development Patterns and the Identity of the Internal-Exclusion |
Andrekos Varnava, Nicholas Coureas and Marina Elia ISBN: 144380052X (Hardcover) This book examines the various minorities living in the island of Cyprus from the early modern (late Venetian and early Ottoman) period down to the present day. |
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