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Britain and the revolt in Cyprus, 1954-1959 / Robert Holland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holland, R. F. (Robert F.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decolonization--Cyprus.
- Decolonization.
- Cyprus--History--War for Union with Greece, 1955-1959.
- Cyprus.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Asia.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the first in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Robert Holland's unique case-study is essential reading for anybody interested in the response of policy makers to the challenge of 'terrorism' overseas after 1945, the liquidation of the British Empire, the breakdown of ethnic co-existence under intense pressure, and the effects of regional destabilization on the wider international system. - ;This is the first in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Charting the `inner his
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations and Map; 1 The Pattern of Colonial Cyprus, 1878-1950; 2 A Crisis of Trust, 1 February 1950-1 April 1955; 3 'Terror Island', 2 April-3 October 1955; 4 The Struggle for Mastery, 4 October 1955-9 March 1956; 5 A Light in the Tunnel, 10 March-26 July 1956; 6 The Sands of Goodwill, 27 July 1956-5 April 1957; 7 Matters of Honour, 6 April-4 October 1957; 8 A Time of Gestures, 5 October 1957-13 February 1958; 9 A Choice of Evils, 14 February-30 June 1958; 10 The Metaphysics of Partition, 1 July-4 December 1958; 11 A Promised Land?, 5 December 1958-19 March 1959
- 12 Afterthoughts and AftermathsList of Sources; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-340) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-151333-4
- 1-280-75223-8
- OCLC:
- 252624633
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