Andrekos Varnava

British imperialism in Cyprus, 1878-1915 (eBook, PDF)

The inconsequential possession

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the tensions underlying British imperialism in Cyprus. Much has been written about the British Empire's construction outside Europe, yet there is little on the same themes in Britain's tiny empire in 'Europe'.

This study follows Cyprus' progress from a perceived imperial asset to an expendable backwater by explaining how the Union Jack came to fly over the island and why after thirty-five years the British wanted it lowered. Cyprus' importance was always more imagined than real and was enmeshed within widely held cultural signifiers and myths. British Imperialism in Cyprus fills a gap in the existing literature on the early British period in Cyprus and challenges the received and monolithic view that British imperial policy was based primarily or exclusively on strategic-military considerations.

The combination of archival research, cultural analysis and visual narrative that makes for an enjoyable read for academics and students of Imperial, British and European history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526118738
• Artikelnr.: 60364158

Autorenporträt

Andrekos Varnava is Professor in Imperial and Military History at the Flinders University of South Australia and Honorary Professor at De Montfort University, Leicester

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Historicising the British Possession of Cyprus: The
Contexts 2. Cyprus from Richard Coeur de Lion to Disraeli: The Imperial
Imagination 3. Justifying the Occupation of Cyprus, 1876-78: 'The Key of
Western Asia' 4. The Sublime Illusions: 1878-80: The Mediterranean
'Eldorado' 5. Financial Policy and the Development of Cyprus, 1880-1912:
The 'Mill-Stone' 6. From Multiculturalism to Multi-Nationalism: The
'European' Possession 7. Cyprus' Strategic Place in the British Imperial
Structure: The Backwater 8. 'Cyprus is of No Use to Anybody': The Pawn
Conclusion Bibliography Appendices