Cyprus at War
Diplomacy and Conflict During the 1974 Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19909756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Asmussen (0000-0001-8864-1440, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Cyprus at War (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | I.B.Tauris (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9780755622498 |
| OpenAlex | W4250539013 |
| ISBN | 9780755622498 |
| Open Library | OL29491371M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The recent release of archives relating to the Cyprus War of 1974 shed completely fresh light on the lead-up to the Turkish landing on the island and its aftermath. This book, based on the records from the British and American governments, for the first time unpicks the truth behind this controversial conflict, the effects of which are still felt today: namely that, although there was no British-American involvement in the coup that overthrew Archbishop Makarios in July 1974, some members of British and American intelligence knew about Athens' plans for a coup to occur at some point in the autumn of 1974 but were surprised by the earlier timetable. Equally controversially Asmussen explores why both the British and the Americans decided not to inform the Cyprus government as well as the reasons behind Britain's surprising reluctance to exercise her right of intervention on the island.Asmussen analyses the background to the
Archbishop · Economic history · Government (linguistics) · Intervention (counseling) · Political science · Shadow (psychology) · Spanish Civil War · Turkish · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Classics · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · History · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Psychology · 1939-1945 · 1960 · 1960-1980 · 1967-1974 · Cyprus · Cyprus - history · Cyprus Crisis, 1974 · Diplomatic relations - general & miscellaneous · Europe · Foreign economic relations - europe · foreign relations · Great brita · Great britain · Great britain - economic history · Greece · Middle east · Middle east - diplomatic relations · politics and government · Turkey · Turkey - history · U.s. diplomatic relations - general & miscellaneous · united states · World War
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |