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British Imperialism in Cyprus, 1878–1915: The Inconsequential Possession

By Andrekos Varnava

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780719079030
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11378247 bytes)
Series
Studies in imperialism
Pages
\336
Time added
2021-03-04 04:04:46

Description

Front matter Contents Acknowledgements List of figures General editor's introduction Abbreviations Introduction Historicising the British possession of Cyprus: the contexts Cyprus from Richard Coeur de Lion to Disraeli: the imperial imagination Justifying the occupation of Cyprus, 1876–78: ‘the key of Western Asia’ The sublime illusions, 1878–80: the Mediterranean ‘Eldorado’ Financial policy and the development of Cyprus, 1880–1912: The ‘mill-stone’ From multiculturalism to multi-nationalism: the ‘European’ possession Cyprus’s strategic place in the British imperial structure: the backwater ‘Cyprus is of no use to anybody’: the pawn Conclusion Appendices Select bibliography Index

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