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

by Andrekos Varnava

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138698321
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/19/2019
Series:	Routledge Studies in First World War History
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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