Britain and the Cyprus Crisis of 1974 - Conflict, Colonialism and the Politics of Remembrance in Greek Cypriot Society (Paperback)

This book examines the ideological and socio-political discourses shaping the remembrance and representation of Britain and the Cyprus conflict of 1974 within Greek Cypriot society. By combining the official with the popular and drawing on an extensive range of oral history interviews, this monograph shows that a suspicion born out of Britain's long (neo-)colonial connection to Cyprus has come to frame the image and understanding of British actions associated with the events, and lasting consequences, of 1974. Indeed, with the island of Cyprus still divided, and the requirement to remember a national imperative, this book has a direct contemporary relevance. However, within the existent literature, while much has been written about the political roots of the Cyprus conflict, no study has yet sought to systematically analyse and understand the influences shaping the history and memory of British actions on Cyprus in 1974. One defined by the existence of 'partitionist' conspiracies, collusive accusations and a series of memory distortions which continue to resonate strongly irrespective of the evidence that is now available. As such, by analysing the influences shaping the image of Britain in 1974, one can begin to understand in ever greater detail the Anglo-Greek Cypriot relationship in a modern context.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Modern European History
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2018
Authors:	John Burke
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-34938-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-367-34938-8
Barcode:	9780367349387

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