02804nam 2200481 450 991081520300332120230823004323.00-85772-429-00-85773-791-0(CKB)3710000000412060(EBL)2048368(MiAaPQ)EBC2048368(Au-PeEL)EBL2048368(OCoLC)908763250(EXLCZ)99371000000041206020220518h20202015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIreland and the end of the British empire the Republic and its role in the Cyprus emergency /Helen O'SheaLondon, England ;New York, New York :I.B. Tauris,2020.©20151 online resource (457 p.)International library of historical studies ;94Description based upon print version of record.1-78076-752-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Legislation8. The Irish Involvement in British Counter-Insurgency in CyprusConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Back CoverIn 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 Republic of Ireland played an important role in supporting the Empire- demonstrated clearly in Ireland's active involvement in the Cyprus Emergency of the 1950s. As Helen O'Shea reveals, whInternational library of historical studies ;94.IrelandHistory20th century941.5082O'Shea Helen(Historian),1701922MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815203003321Ireland and the end of the British empire4086030UNINA