In this wide-ranging four-volume study Heinz A. Richter describes the development of Cyprus from 1878 to 1977, disregarding no aspect of the changeful and painful Cypriot history.

Being also a summary of international research on Cyprus in Greek, English, French and German over the last five decades, the work is a must for anyone interested in the development of the history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean, and thus in British, Greek and Turkish history.