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. The conflict has still not been resolved and the memories are still alive.
In the course of hostilities between Greek and Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974, over 2000 persons, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots, went "m...
"Extensive fieldwork and truly rich, detailed and contextualized data result in a study depicting the vitiating strategies...that various political authorities on both sides of the ethnic divide employ in order to turn the disappeared into representations of political fantasies, fears, and social aspirations." - Anthropological Notebooks
"The author writes with remarkable objectivity but also with an empathy towards his subjects and genuine sympathy for the women of the missing, wives and mothers, who are the real heroines of a tragedy so much reminiscent of Antigone." - JRAI
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"Extensive fieldwork and truly rich, detailed and contextualized data result in a study depicting the vitiating strategies...that various political au...
