British Cyprus and the Long Great War, 1914-1925: Empire, Loyalties and Democratic Deficit

ISBN-13: 9780367786137 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 242 str.

Andrekos Varnava

Opis

Most of the Cypriot population, especially the lower classes, remained loyal to the British cause during the Great War and the island contributed significantly to the First World War, with men and materials. Andrekos Varnava studies the events and the impact of this crucial period.

Spis treści

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction:

Chapter 1: British Cyprus 1878-1915: The Inconsequential Possession

Chapter 2: Elite Loyalties: Enosis, the Greek Schism and the War Effort

Chapter 3: Middle-Class Loyalties: Military Intelligence and the War Effort

Chapter 4: Lower-Class Loyalties: Cypriots at War

Chapter 5: Refugees and Settlers: Inclusivity and Exclusivity

Chapter 6: ‘Remember Heligoland’: Retaining Cyprus against the Enosis Policy

Chapter 7: Colonialism, Enosis and Democratic Deficit, 1921-25

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Andrekos Varnava is an Associate Professor in Imperial History at Flinders University, Adelaide and an Honorary Professor at De Montfort University, Leicester.