THE LOSS OF A CIVILIZATION

“Damage to cultural property belonging to any people
whatsoever means damage to the cultural heritage of
all mankind.”
Preamble to the Hague Convention of 1954 on the Preservation
of the Cultural Heritage in the Event of Armed Conflict.
“The political-demographic de facto partition imposed on
Cyprus since 1974 thus threatens not only the unity and
integrity of a modern nation-state but also the millennial
cultural integrity and continuity of the island which has
been the crossroads of the civilization of the Eastern
Mediterranean.”
Michael Jansen, “Cyprus: The Loss of a Cultural Heritage”
Modern Greek Studies Yearbook, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1986
The loss of a civilization
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