Product Description Harry Anastasiou, peace activist and educator, takes the struggle for reconciliation in his native Cyprus as a model for understanding the destructive nature of nationalism everywhere. This highly interdisciplinary work makes complex problems-and their potential solutions-accessible to both students and general readers. Anastasiou's approach reveals features and patterns of nationalism in inter-ethnic conflict in ways that bring new understanding to ethnic divisions in other parts of the world. The author of numerous articles, Harry Anastasiou has taught conflict resolution in Cyprus, Canada, and the US. He has held, or holds, distinguished positions on several world bodies, including the Institute of World Affairs: Office of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. Currently, he is a professor in the Conflict Resolution Program at Portland State University. About the Author Harry Anastasiou has played a leading role in the development and growth of a citizen-based peace movement on his native Cyprus. He has been a participant in "The Harvard Study Group," working on the peaceful resolution of the Cyprus problem. The author of numerous articles, he has taught conflict resolution in Cyprus, Canada, and the U. S. He currently teaches at Portland State University.