EOKA Period in Cyprus

Hubert Faustmann is Professor of History and Political Science at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. He is the co-author and co-editor of several books, including Cyprus in the First World War (2025) and When the Cemetery Becomes Political: Dealing with the Religious Heritage in Multi-Ethnic Regions (2020).Odysseas Christou is Associate Professor of Law and Governance at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. His most recent peer-reviewed publications are in the areas of security, energy, and sustainability in the Eastern Mediterranean.Emilios A. Solomou is the President of the Cyprus Society of Historical Studies, Honorary Director of the UNESCO Chair and Emeritus Scholar, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. He is co-editor of several books and co-author of Historical Dictionary of Cyprus 2nd Edition (2021).

• IntroductionPart 1: Theoretical Approaches to the Study of EOKA's Historical Period1. Historical and New Theoretical Approaches to the EOKA Struggle Odysseas Christou and Emilios Solomou (both University of Nicosia, Cyprus)2. The Imposition of Collective Fines, 1955-1956 Andreas Karyos (University of Central Lancashire Cyprus, Cyprus)3. Radicalising for Supremacy? The polarisation of the political conflict in Cyprus in the 1940s and 1950s Yiannos Katsourides (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)4. MAO TSE TUNG - ELAS - EOKA: Partisan warfare and urban guerrillas Heinz A. Richter (Independent Scholar, Germany)5. The EOKA Struggle, the Turkish Cypriot Reaction and the Transformation of Intercommunal Relations Yucel Vural (Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus)Part 2: Established and New Approaches to the Study of EOKA6. The British Response to EOKA in the House of Commons Achilles Emilianides (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)7. EOKA and Anglo-Greek Relations: The View of Athens Antonis Klapsis (University of Peloponesse, Greece)8. The View from Abroad: The West German stance on the EOKA struggle Thorsten Kruse (University of Münster, Germany)Part 3: Internal Aspects and Events of the Struggle9. Disarmament and the Deniz Incident Hubert Faustmann (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)10. The Death of Kyriakos Matsis, 19th November 1958: An Interdisciplinary Approach Andreas Karyos (University of Central Lancashire Cyprus, Cyprus) and Andreas Marnerides (Larnaca College, Cyprus)11. EOKA’s Campaign of Passive Resistance, Anglophilia and the English School, Nicosia, 1957-1959 Zenon Stavrinides (University of Leeds, UK)12. The Turkish Cypriot Answer to EOKA: The gradual emergence of the Partition Project Nicholas Stelgias (Panteion University, Greece)Index

There is a paradox in modern Cypriot experience: a multiethnic island that has so often dodged the bullet of regional conflict fell victim to the perils of disunity in post-colonial transition.In exploring the dynamics involved, this rich book elucidates a failure spanning communities and rival powers