British Cyprus and the long Great War, 1914-1925 empire, loyalties and democratic deficit

British Cyprus 1878-1915: the inconsequential possession -- Elite loyalties: enosis, the Greek schism and the war effort -- Middle-class loyalties: military intelligence and the war effort -- Lower-class loyalties: Cypriots at war -- Refugees and settlers: inclusivity and exclusivity -- "Rememb...

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1. Verfasser: Varnava, Andrekos (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in First World War history
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Zusammenfassung:British Cyprus 1878-1915: the inconsequential possession -- Elite loyalties: enosis, the Greek schism and the war effort -- Middle-class loyalties: military intelligence and the war effort -- Lower-class loyalties: Cypriots at war -- Refugees and settlers: inclusivity and exclusivity -- "Remember Heligoland": retaining Cyprus against the Enosis Policy -- Colonialism, Enosis and democratic deficit, 1921-25
"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. The British acknowledged this yet failed to institute political and economic reforms once the war ended. The obsession of Greek Cypriot elites with enosis (union with Greece), which only increased after the war, and the British dismissal of increasing the role of Cypriots in government, bringing the Christian and Muslim communities closer, and expanding franchise to all classes and sexes, led to serious problems down the line, not least the development of a democratic deficit. Andrekos Varnava studies the events and the impact of this crucial period"--
Beschreibung:xiii, 242 Seiten
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ISBN:9781138698321
978-1-138-69832-1
1138698326