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Cyprus under British Colonial Rule - Culture, Politics, and the Movement toward Union with Greece, 1878-1954 (Hardcover)
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Cyprus under British Colonial Rule - Culture, Politics, and the Movement toward Union with Greece, 1878-1954 (Hardcover)
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This is a unique book that combines a political narrative with
poetry to examine the role of culture and the fusion of religion
and politics during the struggle against colonialism. The context
is Britain's geopolitical interests in the Middle East. The author
utilizes a vital cultural source echoing the authentic voice of the
people, Cypriot folk poems, which has remained virtually unknown to
the English reader until now. Translated into English, they are
interwoven into the book's narrative to reflect the yearning for
social justice and the political sentiments of the vast majority of
the population, the peasants, in a rural society. Lawrence
Durrell's literary masterpiece, Bitter Lemons, his
politico-cultural chronicle on British-ruled Cyprus, is also
discussed critically. The Greek Orthodox Church led the
anti-colonial movement revolving around union with Greece. Through
his intimate knowledge of Greek Orthodox practices, the author
elucidates how religious customs and rituals were intertwined with
the nationalist ideology to lead to political mobilization. In the
process, culture, with its religious underpinnings, shaped
politics. This dynamic has been the case from the Middle East,
Turkey and North Africa, to Eurasia and South East Asia. Prime
examples are the Iranian revolution and the more recent Arab
Spring, both of which caught the West by surprise. In Cyprus, the
British, with their sense of superiority, remained alien to the
local culture and discounted popular sentiment. The two rebellions
that ensued caught Britain totally by surprise. This is a valuable
case study on the convergence of religion and politics. Academics,
students and non-specialists will find a captivating narrative on
Britain's colonial encounter in an idyllic but strategic island in
the Eastern Mediterranean.
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