Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus

by Paul Sant Cassia

Book Overview

In the course of hostilities between Greek and Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974, over 2000 persons, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots, went "missing" in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean with a population distribution of 80% Greeks and 18% Turks. This represents a significant number for a population of only 600,000. Few bodies have been recovered; most will probably not be. All are still mourned by their surviving friends and relatives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845452283
• ISBN13: 9781845452285
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"