Iron in the Soul

Peter Loizos (1937-2012), was Professor Emeritus in Anthropology, London School of Economics. He was born in London, studied at Cambridge, Harvard and L.S.E., where he taught Social Anthropology for thirty-three years. As a photographer and documentary filmmaker, Peter Loïzos wrote a textbook on ethnographic films, and carried out development consultancies in Sudan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh for organisations including Oxfam, Save the Children and DFID. His latest work was an attempt to refine the concept of 'generation' in forced migration studies.

"There are few if any longitudinal accounts of how long-term forcibly displaced populations survive and adapt. Providing a unique and intricate account of a lifetime in exile represented through the experiences of the refugees from Argaki, the book is an innovative contribution to the literatureï... A richly metaphorical style adds to the engaging content."  ·  Journal of Refugee Studies"This is an important book, not only in the very particular context of Cyprus, but also in the longitudinal study of displacement...Loizos quietly and clearly exhorts us to consider the profound and long-term effects of displacement, and Iron in the Soul cannot be recommended highly enough for anyone interested in the experience of refugees over time, the impact on health of forced migration, or the lived history of Cyprus over the past several decades."  ·  JRAI"What this work represents is the culmination of 40 years of engagement with the same community, a community that the author knew in his youth and with which he himself has grown and matured. This in itself makes the work a type of landmark in anthropology, and one that is best read in relation to his earlier work."  ·  South European Society & Politics"this is a classic showcase for the strengths of British socio-cultural anthropology: well-constructed, clearly expressed, accessible to the reader, written with great humanity, perceptive and acute. It is a model of writing and analysis, and a rich contribution to Cypriot anthropology and anthropology generally."  ·  History and Anthropology

• List of Figures, Graphs, Maps and TablesAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Crisis State and Displaced CitizensChapter 2. Ambivalent Relations: Moments in the Unmixing of a VillageChapter 3. Exits South: Improvisation VignettesChapter 4. Economic Recovery: A Retrospective ViewChapter 5. Crisis Management by Political ConsensusChapter 6. Revisiting Former HomesChapter 7. The Referendum 2004: Too Little, and Too Late?Chapter 8. Hearts as well as Minds: Illness and Well beingChapter 9. Coping with Severe Life EventsChapter 10. A Sociology of Argaki Displacement: the Thirty Year ViewChapter 11. In Their Own WordsChapter 12. Iron in the Soul: On Grievance and TranscendenceBibliographyAppendix I: Cyprus Historical HighlightsAppendix II: Main Political Groupings and PartiesAppendix III: Presidents of the Republic of CyprusIndex