Eric Solsten, ed. Cyprus: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1991.

HISTORY
ANCIENT PERIOD
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Byzantine Rule
The Lusignan and Venetian Eras
OTTOMAN RULE
BRITISH RULE
British Annexation
World War II and Postwar Nationalism
The Emergency
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Intercommunal Violence
Political Developments after the Crisis of 1967
The Greek Coup and the Turkish Invasion
Developments Since 1974

GEOGRAPHY
Terrain
Drainage
Climate

SOCIETY
Ethnicity
Population
Urbanization and Occupational Change
Class Structure
Family and Marriage
Status of Women
Religion
Education
Health and Welfare
Health Care
Social Insurance
Social Welfare
Refugees and Social Reconstruction

The Economy
Development of the Economy since Independence
The Government Sector
Employment and Labor Relations
Agriculture
Water Resources
Land Use and Tenure
Agricultural Cooperatives
Crops
Livestock and Poultry
Fishing and Forestry
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Energy Resources
Construction
Trade, Restaurants, and Hotels
Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments

Government and Politics
BACKGROUND
1960 Constitution
1963 Constitutional Breakdown
1964-74 Situation: Separate Communal Life
The 1974 Crisis and Division of the Island
SEARCH FOR A NEW POLITICAL FORMULA
Milestones in the United Nations Settlement Process
1977 Makarios-Denktas Accords
1979 Kyprianou-Denktas Communiqué
1984 Proximity Talks
1985-86 Draft Framework Exercise
1988-90 Vassiliou-Denktas Meetings
POLITICS
Political Institutions
Political Parties
Media
Political Dynamics
Political Culture in the Vassiliou Era
FOREIGN POLICY
The Republic of Cyprus
The Foreign Policy of Internationalization
Relations with Greece
Relations with the United States and the Soviet Union
Relations with the Europe
Other Foreign Policy Concerns
The "TRNC"

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