Social, Economic and Political History of Cyprus

The publication consists of papers presented at the scientific Conference organized by the PROMETHEUS Research Institute on June 18 and 19, 2015 under the title Social, Economic and Political History of Cyprus.
The Conference was organized in memory of the historian Rolandos Katsiaounis, member of the Scientific Council of PROMETHEA, as a small tribute to a man whose contribution to historical research and Cypriot historiography was invaluable.

The publication is written by Giannakis Kolokasidis - Rolandos Katsiaounis, the first Cypriot Marxist historian, Sotiroula Moustaka - Elements of social reforms as a 'counterweight' to the national claims of the Greek Cypriots during the period of "British rule", Giannis A. Ioannou - Social and economic development in Cyprus: The two communities through an Ottoman article of 1931, Giannos Katsouridis - Political competition, state repression and the character of the Communist Party of Cyprus, Giorgos Stamatiou - The policy of the Cypriot Left and the Cypriot Right against the Skepticism: Correct and incorrect assessments, Nikolas Kaittanis - Political dimensions of Cypriot football during and after the end of the Greek civil war: From the division in unification (1948-1953), Nikolaos Stelgias and Magdalene Andreou Turkish Cypriots: Minority or Co-Owners? The Different Approaches to the Political Status of the Turkish Cypriot Community through the Pages of the Newspapers Eleftheria and Halkin Sesi (1955-1959), Anastasia Hasikou - The Social Aspects of Musical Development in Cyprus in the Early Years of British Colonialism