LEADER 03144nam 22005653u 450 001 9910511316803321 005 20210107182751.0 010 $a0-85772-429-0 010 $a0-85773-791-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000412060 035 $a(EBL)2048368 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2048368 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2048368 035 $a(OCoLC)908763250 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000412060 100 $a20150518d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIreland and the End of the British Empire$b[electronic resource] $eThe Republic and its Role in the Cyprus Emergency 210 $aLondon $cI.B.Tauris$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (457 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78076-752-8 327 $aFront 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 327 $a8. The Irish Involvement in British Counter-Insurgency in CyprusConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover 330 $aIn 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, wh 517 $aIreland and the End of the British Empire 606 $aGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus 606 $aGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Ireland 606 $aIreland -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus 606 $aIreland -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain 606 $aIreland -- History 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus. 615 4$aGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Ireland. 615 4$aIreland -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus. 615 4$aIreland -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain. 615 4$aIreland -- History. 676 $a914.15 700 $aO'Shea$b Helen$01068441 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511316803321 996 $aIreland and the End of the British Empire$92553287 997 $aUNINA