This book explores the tensions underlying British imperialism in Cyprus, 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. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473. . 2012. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: British Imperialism in Cyprus, 1878-1915: The Inconsequential Possession
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 071908640X
ISBN 13: 9780719086403
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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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. This book 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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Andrekos Varnava is Associate Professor in Modern History at Flinders University

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