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Informationen zum Autor Anastasia Yiangou holds a PhD from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies! University of London in 2009. She has taught at the University of Cyprus and the G.C. School of Careers! Cyprus. Klappentext World War II marked a pivotal point in the history of Cyprus! yet surprisingly! this period of the island's history has been little studied to date. Anastasia Yiangou here provides the first major study of the impact of World War II on the political development of Cyprus. In doing so she traces shifting Cypriot attitudes to the war and the formation of a triangular conflict in the island between the Left! Right and British colonial power. She explains how the British and Cypriots fought a war alongside each other! yet remained far apart in discussions on the future of the island. Yiangou's original and compelling analysis highlights how the post-1945 landscape of Cypriot political struggles was shaped by forces set in motion during the war itself. World War II marked a pivotal point in the history of Cyprus. This title provides a study of the impact of World War II on the political development of Cyprus. It traces shifting Cypriot attitudes to the war and the formation of a triangular conflict in the island between the Left, Right and British colonial power. Zusammenfassung World War II marked a pivotal point in the history of Cyprus, yet surprisingly, this period of the island's history has been little studied to date. Anastasia Yiangou here provides the first major study of the impact of World War II on the political development of Cyprus. In doing so, she traces shifting Cypriot attitudes to the war and the formation of a triangular conflict in the island between the Left, Right and British colonial power. She explains how the British and Cypriots fought a war alongside each other, yet remained far apart in discussions on the future of the island. Yiangou's original and compelling analysis highlights how the post-1945 landscape of Cypriot political struggles was shaped by forces set in motion during the war itself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One: Britain and Cyprus: the Historical Background 1878-19391.1. British Motives for the Acquisition of Cyprus1.2. The Dynamic of Enosis1.3. The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cyprus1.4. Trade Unions and the Left1.5. Palmer’s Rule (1933-1939)1.6. Situation in Cyprus at the Eve of the Second World WarChapter Two: The Outbreak of War and Colonial Politics in Cyprus2.1. The ‘Change of Guard’ in Cyprus2.2. The Onset of War2.3. The Return of the 1931 Deportees: The Case of Theophanis Theodotou2.4. Church Attitudes after the Onset of European hostilities2.5. New Shifts in Press Opinion and Government Policy2.6. Consolidation of the Labour Movement After September 19392.7. The Cypriot Intelligentsia in London2.8. Greece’s Entry into the European WarChapter Three: The Revival of Enosis and the Emergence of the Cypriot Left October 1940 – May 19413.1. Cyprus and the Entry of Greece in the European War3.2. The Reactions of the Turkish Cypriot Community3.3. The Movement for Cypriot Volunteering in the Greek Army3.4. Church and State after 28 October 1940: In Search of Reconciliation3.5. The Labour Movement and the Foundation of A.K.E.L3.6. The Question of the Greek Government’s Move to Cyprus3.7. Effects of the German Occupation of Greece in CyprusChapter Four: the Beginning of the Remaking of Cypriot politics: May 1941-March 19424.1. Greek Resistance during the Axis Occupation4.2. Military and Administrative Changes in Cyprus after Greece’s Surrender to the Axis Powers4.3. A.K.E.L. and the Foundation of the Pan Cyprian Trade Union Committee (P.S.E.)4.4 British Reaction to A.K.E.L.’s Growing Influence4.5. The Vision of Emmanouil Tsouderos: the 15th November 1941 Declaration and its Implications4.6. British – Church Relations Remain Deadlocked4.7. The 25th March 1942: Early Te...
