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Historical Dictionary of Cyprus, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
List of contents
Editor's Foreword (Jon Woronoff)
Acknowledgements
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix I:Presidents of the Republic of Cyprus
Appendix II:Turkish Cypriot Leaders
Appendix III:UN Special Representatives
Appendix IV:UNFICYP Force Commanders
Appendix V: The Lusignan Rulers of Cyprus
Appendix VI: British Personnel 1878-1960
Appendix VII: Archbishops of the Cyprus Orthodox Church
Appendix VIII: Some Byzantine Emperors who had a direct Impact on events in Cyprus
Appendix IX: The two Ottoman Emperors marking the beginning and the end of Ottoman rule in Cyprus
Appendix X: Venetian Rulers (Doges) marking the beginning and the end of Venetian rule in Cyprus
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Authors
About the author
Farid Mirbagheri is professor of international relations and holds the Dialogue Chair in Middle Eastern studies at the University of Nicosia. His enduring interest in Cyprus, inter alia, goes back to 1980s. His publications on this topic include International Peacemaking in Cyprus from 1964 to 1986 (1997) and Historical Dictionary of Cyprus (2010). He is a former editor of the Cyprus Review.Emilios A. Solomou is a historian and director of UNESCO Chair at the University of Nicosia. He serves as the president of the Cyprus Society of Historical Studies, Fellow of the Historical Association of Britain and the Managing Editor of the Cyprus Review. Amongst other publications he coedited two books on Colonial Cyprus 1878-1960 and Independent Cyprus 1960-2010.
Summary
Historical Dictionary of Cyprus, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
