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

by Andrekos Varnava

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367786133
• ISBN13: 9780367786137
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"