British imperialism in Cyprus 18781915 by Andrekos Varnava HARDBACK

Name: British imperialism in Cyprus 18781915 by Andrekos Varnava HARDBACK
Brand: Manchester University Press

Manchester University Press

British imperialism in Cyprus 18781915\nby Andrekos Varnava\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Andrekos Varnava\nTitle: British imperialism in Cyprus 18781915\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Colonialism and imperialism\nPublisher: Manchester University Press\nPublication year: 2009\nISBN-13: 9780719079030\nISBN-10: 0719079039\nRRP: \u00A385.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis book explores the tensions underlying British imperialism in Cyprus, explaining how the Union Jack came to fly over the island and why after thirty-five years the British wanted it lowered. Cyprus' importance was always more imagined than real and was enmeshed within widely held cultural signifiers and myths. -- .\n\nThis book explores the tensions underlying British imperialism in Cyprus, explaining .