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The locust problem in Cyprus

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1988
The fifteenth-century Cypriot chronicler Leontios Machaeras, whoseRecital concerning the sweet land of Cyprusconcludes in 1432, first mentions locusts thus: ‘And in 1351 the locust, with God's blessing, began to come to Cyprus (and did great damage).’ Strange as it may seem, this may have been the first visit of locusts to the island in numbers ...
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The European Parliament and the Cyprus Problem

2015
The powers and role of the European Parliament (EP) in the EU’s external relations have grown steadily over the past couple of decades but they may be said to have experienced a qualitative jump with the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. This chapter looks at the role of the European Parliament and the Cyprus Problem, and whether the enhanced powers ...
Roderick Pace, André Vella
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Land Use and the Cyprus Problem

Nature, 1960
The Evolution of the Rural Land Use Pattern in Cyprus By Dr. Demetrious Christodoulou. With Land Use Map, 1: 253,440, prepared by R. R. Rawson and Dr. K. R. Sealy. (The World Land Use Survey—Regional Monograph No. 2.) Pp. vi + 230. (Bude, Cornwall: Geographical Publications, Ltd.; London: Ed. Stanford, Ltd., 1959.) 25s.
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The prehistory of Cyprus: Problems and prospects

Journal of World Prehistory, 1994
The archaeological record of prehistoric Cyprus is rich, diverse, well-published, and frequently enigmatic. Regarded by many as a “bridge” between western Asia and the Aegean, Cyprus and its past are frequently seen from scholarly perspectives prevalent in one of those two cultural areas.
A. Bernard Knapp, Steve O. Held, Sturt W. Manning   +2 more
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Constitutional aspects of the Cyprus problem

The Round Table, 1996
Cyprus remains a divided island 22 years after the Turkish ‘invasion’ and its partition. A set of guidelines aimed at reunification with safeguards for the Greek and Turkish communities was agreed under United Nations auspices in 1977. But the principles were not drafted sufficiently tightly, allowing for a wide degree of interpretation.
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Bicommunalism, hybridity and the 'Cyprus problem'

2007
This article examines the predicaments and paradoxes of identity politics in Cyprus. It looks at the historical alliance of colonial practices and nationalist rationales that brought about a static bicommunal system, establishing the basis for inter-ethnic conflict, or what became known as the 'Cyprus problem'.
Constantinou, Costas M., Constantinou, Costas M.   +1 more
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A New Look at the Cyprus Problem

International Studies Review, 2003
The European Union and the Cyprus Conflict: Modern Conflict, Postmodern Union. Edited by Thomas Diez. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002. 256 pp., $74.95 (ISBN: 0-7190-6079-6). Since Cyprus applied to join the European Union (EU—then the European Community) in 1990, the so-called Cyprus Problem has been featured prominently on the EU agenda.
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The Cyprus problem and its solution

Middle Eastern Studies, 2005
1. At the invitation of the Center for Mediterranean Studies of the American Universities Field Staff, there was held in Rome on 19 – 23 November 1973, a Seminar to discuss the Cyprus problem and t...
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International Law and Cyprus Problem

2009
The question of a partitioned Cyprus after World War II has become an especially sensitive and complex question of the modern international community. The paper analyses the history of Cyprus, starting from the time the Republic of Cyprus attained independence, the covering the Turkish invasion of the island and the declaration of independence of the ...
Muhvić, Davor, Lulić, Mira
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The Cyprus Problem: The International Dimension

2011
[ President Clinton's manifestation, both in public and in private, of his personal interest and support for progress on the Cyprus problem is greatly appreciated in this chapter. Additional manifestations of the interest and support, not only by the White House but also by the State Department and the Pentagon, through more active U.S.
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