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Autore |
O'Shea Helen |
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Titolo |
Ireland and the End of the British Empire [[electronic resource] ] : The Republic and its Role in the Cyprus Emergency |
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London, : I.B.Tauris, 2014 |
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0-85772-429-0 |
0-85773-791-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (457 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus |
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Ireland |
Ireland -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus |
Ireland -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain |
Ireland -- History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Evolution of Enosis and the Irish Interaction with British Cyprus, 1878-1954; 2. The Irish Press Response to the Cyprus Emergency: A Comparative Analysis; 3. Insurgent Compatriots: Irish Republicanism and the EOKA Campaign; 4. The Irish Religious Response to Cypriot Self-Determination; 5. Irish UN Foreign Policy and the Cyprus Question; 6. Ireland, Cyprus and the Council of Europe; 7. Ireland, the Colonial Legal Service and Emergency Legislation |
8. The Irish Involvement in British Counter-Insurgency in CyprusConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1949, Ireland left the Commonwealth and the British Empire began its long fragmentation. The relationship between the new Republic of Ireland and Britain was a complex one however, and the traditional assumption that the Republic would universally support self-determination overseas and object to 'imperialism' does not hold up to historical scrutiny. In reality, for economic and geopolitical reasons, the |
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