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british imperialism in cyprus 1878 1915 the inconsequential possession
this book explores the tensions underlying british imperialism in cyprus . much has been written about the british empires construction outside europe yet there is little on the same themes in britains 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 . british imperialism in cyprus 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 .
hardcover manchester university press 2009 isbn13 9780719079030 isbn10 0719079039
abridged n isbn 13 9780719079030 number in series 1 number of pages 321 publisher palgrave macmillan release date 62135769600000 series title studies in imperalism