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Zusatztext [T]he book is worth reading because, as it is based on a bulk of newly released primary material, it shifts the focus of the current historiography away from an overwhelming emphasis on the use of ‘wholesale coercion’, and clearly proves that propaganda was, along with coercion, a joint driver in the conflict for Cyprus. Informationen zum Autor Maria Hadjiathanasiou is a Horizon 2020 (MSCA Widening) Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. She received her PhD in Modern History in 2017 from the University of Bristol, UK. Klappentext During the EOKA period of Greek Cypriot revolt against British colonial rule, the Greek Cypriots and the British deployed propaganda as a means of swaying allegiances, both within Cyprus and on the international scene. Propaganda and the Cyprus Revolt places new emphasis on the vital role propaganda played in turning the tide against British colonial control over Cyprus. Examining the increase of violence and coercion during this period of revolt, this book examines how the opposing sides' mobilization of propaganda offered two alternative visions for the future of Cyprus that divided opinion, to the ultimate detriment of British counterinsurgency efforts. Detailing the deployment of propaganda by both parties across radio, television and print channels, the book draws upon previously unpublished archival material in order to paint a detailed picture of how the British Empire lost control over the hearts and minds of the Greek Cypriot people. This study shines new light on a crucial period of Cypriot history and contributes to wider transnational debates around the use of propaganda and the end of empire. This will be an essential read for students of Cyprus history and British colonial history.Demonstrates the crucial significance of British and Greek Cypriot propaganda during the Greek Cypriot anti-colonial revolt (1955-1959), using new English and Greek language source material to reveal how and why the British Empire lost the battle for hearts and minds in Cyprus. Zusammenfassung During the EOKA period of Greek Cypriot revolt against British colonial rule, the Greek Cypriots and the British deployed propaganda as a means of swaying allegiances, both within Cyprus and on the international scene. Propaganda and the Cyprus Revolt places new emphasis on the vital role propaganda played in turning the tide against British colonial control over Cyprus. Examining the increase of violence and coercion during this period of revolt, this book examines how the opposing sides’ mobilization of propaganda offered two alternative visions for the future of Cyprus that divided opinion, to the ultimate detriment of British counterinsurgency efforts. Detailing the deployment of propaganda by both parties across radio, television and print channels, the book draws upon previously unpublished archival material in order to paint a detailed picture of how the British Empire lost control over the hearts and minds of the Greek Cypriot people. This study shines new light on a crucial period of Cypriot history and contributes to wider transnational debates around the use of propaganda and the end of empire. This will be an essential read for students of Cyprus history and British colonial history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. INTRODUCTION - Failure in communication and ‘disconnected’ decolonisation(s) - Reactive propaganda, violence and a ‘crisis of trust’ - From a British experience to bilateral uses of propaganda - Propaganda to ‘divide and rule’ and partition ‘as last resort solution’ 2. ‘A TASK OF FIRST-RATE IMPORTANCE’: PLANNING PROPAGANDA FOR CYPRUS - Introduction - ‘Seditious utterances’: Archbishop Makarios, the Ethnarchy of Cyprus and the Church of Greece - General Grivas and the methods of EOKA - Cyprus government: In search of a ‘new policy’ for ‘straight forwar...
