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Cyprus under British colonial rule : culture, politics, and the movement toward union with Greece, 1878-1954
Title
Cyprus under British colonial rule : culture, politics, and the movement toward union with Greece, 1878-1954 / Christos P. Ioannides.
ISBN
9781498582025
1498582028
9781498582049
1498582044
9781498582032
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Physical Description
xvii, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
This study examines British rule in Cyprus from 1878 to 1954. The author analyzes the cultural and religious dimensions of Cypriot responses to British rule and the ways in which Greek Orthodox culture was a primary conduit for resistance to the colonial system.
Other formats
Online version: Ioannides, Christos P., 1946- author. Cyprus under British colonial rule Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2019
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 28, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
In the shadow of the Greek revolution and the great idea
British rule : ambivalence and high expectations
City and countryside
A Greek Orthodox culture
The multiple functions of Panigyri
Folk poets : unforgiving life and longing for social justice
The idol of the tribe : Mother Hellas
Towards rebellion
World War II and its aftermath
The emergence of Ethnarch Makarios III and the 1950 plebiscite
Makarios challenging Athens : to the UN for self-determination.
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