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OUR
DESTINY:
A Consideration of Some
Problems Pertaining to Cyprus. By N.C. Lanitis.
In
December 1963, barely 3 years after the end of colonial rule, the new
Republic of
Cyprus
erupted in a wave of
intercommunal violence. The violence continued and by March of 1964 the
decision was taken to send a United Nations Peacekeeping Force to
Cyprus
. More than 40 years on the UN
force remains and the Cyprus problem remains.
Only months before the outbreak of intercommunal conflict one sane sole
from the Greek Cypriot community pleaded for a more sensible, reasonable
and humane stance to be taken by his quarrelling compatriots, both
Greeks and Turks, and made the fateful but prophetic prediction that if
they refused to come to their senses Cyprus was heading towards
disaster. At the time he was to face a barrage of often hostile
criticism by many who with hindsight would surely now appreciate the
wisdom of his words.
N. C. Lanitis, leading industrialist and Scholar of Trinity College
Cambridge was the man who spoke the words of foreboding and
simultaneously suggested a means for avoiding conflict. In his
introduction to this classic but once belittled work that has in recent
times been re-considered in a much more positive light by contemporary
scholars seeking explanation for
Cyprus
political quandary, Lanitis
wrote:
"This
booklet is intended for those who love
Cyprus
and are interested in the welfare
of its people. It attempts at giving a solution for bridging the gap
that exists between the two communities. … In the last analysis this
cleavage has a bearing on the very existence of the country."
Published in 1963 this hard-to find booklet is UNUSED.
Price: CyP 12.00
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