Download or read book The History and Politics of the Cyprus Conflict written by Clement Dodd and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cyprus conflict was for long an inactive volcano, but it erupted violently in 1955, 1963 and 1974. Now more of a smouldering fire, its persistence is a serious obstacle on Turkey's route to EU accession. Uniquely utilizing Turkish sources, this book looks at how the conflict has developed since 1978.