02082nam 2200433 450 991081305960332120180919092047.01-4985-8203-6(CKB)4100000007545876(MiAaPQ)EBC5637844(EXLCZ)99410000000754587620190212d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCyprus under British colonial rule culture, politics, and the movement toward union with Greece, 1878-1954 /Christos P. IoannidesLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,[2019]©20191 online resource (341 pages)1-4985-8202-8 In the shadow of the Greek revolution and the great idea -- British rule : ambivalence and high expectations -- City and countryside -- A Greek Orthodox culture -- The multiple functions of Panigyri -- Folk poets : unforgiving life and longing for social justice -- The idol of the tribe : Mother Hellas -- Towards rebellion -- World War II and its aftermath -- The emergence of Ethnarch Makarios III and the 1950 plebiscite -- Makarios challenging Athens : to the UN for self-determination.This study examines British rule in Cyprus from 1878 to 1954. The author analyzes the cultural and religious dimensions of Cypriot responses to British rule and the ways in which Greek Orthodox culture was a primary conduit for resistance to the colonial system.Politics and cultureUnited StatesCyprusHistoryBritish rule, 1878-1960CyprusCivilizationCyprusForeign relationsGreeceGreeceForeign relationsCyprusPolitics and culture306.0973Ioannides Christos P.1669202MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813059603321Cyprus under British colonial rule4030325UNINA