Three Hellene Cypriots: A Personal Journey and Commentary on Cyprus Modern History to 1950
Andreas Antoniou Melas
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Cyprus is a Mediterranean island and as it is located at the intersection of three continents and across from the Suez canal, it occupies a strategic geopolitical position. Its history and prehistory dates back nine millennia, while its Greek (Hellenic) character dates to about 1600 B.C. The connection of Cyprus with the following rather different and apparently dissimilar topics is remarkable. That is, Massachusetts Patriots, the Spirit of the Marathon, Greek liberation wars, British Empire, Ottoman Turkish Empire, Crimean War, Jewish homeland, self determination and love of freedom.The Cyprus-born, United States educated author puts all that together in his journey through Cyprus history to the end of the first half of the twentieth century. The author demonstrates how a peaceful people attempted to reach self determination from their colonial masters. Yet, this fundamental human right was denied and frustrated by the colonial ruling power. The escalation of hostilities that followed in this Mediterranean island in the second half of the 20th century was already staged by then, as shown in this book.
