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

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.

List 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

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.

Summary

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. Andrekos Varnava studies the events and the impact of this crucial period.

Product details

• Authors: Andrekos Varnava, Andrekos (Flinders University of South Au Varnava, Varnava Andrekos
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367786137
• ISBN: 978-0-367-78613-7
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Routledge Studies in First World War History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); European History, First World War, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1910 to c 1919, Colonialism and imperialism, Cyprus, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I