Colonial Cyprus : a cultural history / editors: Maria Hadjiathanasiou, Andreas Karyos and Emilios A. Solomou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hadjiathanasiou, Maria, editor.

Karyos, Andreas, editor.

Solomou, Emilios, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cyprus--History--British rule, 1878-1960.

Cyprus.

Cyprus--Antiquities.

Cyprus--Civilization.

Civilization.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

"An original, innovative and timely study on the cultural history of Cyprus under British rule, offering a new interpretative framework for studying the colonial past of Cyprus. This book focuses on the cultural dimension of the island's colonial experience and demonstrates the crucial, but understudied, significance of culture in Cyprus. Chapters present a comprehensive survey of culture in colonial Cyprus, covering such aspects as photography, architecture, literature, art and collecting, cultural policy, advertisement, fashion, antiquities and archaeology, public gardens, environmental commons, and sports clubs. Contributors draw on previously unpublished source material in Greek and English"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. A Critical Introduction to the Cultural History of Colonial Cyprus (Maria Hadjiathanasiou, Andreas Karyos, Emilios A. Solomou, University of Nicosia )

2. Gardens of (dis)obedience (Elena Parpa, University of Nicosia )

3. A Cultural History of Cypriot Nature (Evi Tselika, University of Nicosia )

4. Queen Victoria's Head on a Postage Stamp as a Marker in Cyprus' History (Annita Antoniadou, Independent Researcher )

5. Colonial Photography in Cyprus (Despo Pasia, UCL ) 6. 'An account of our life and riding expectations in Cyprus': Female Travel Writers in Cyprus during the Colonial Period (Margarita Ioannou, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation ) 7.Blackness in Imaginary Artworks of Colonial Cyprus (Marilena Zackheos, University of Nicosia )

8. Posters of Cyprus (Niki Sioki, University of Nicosia ) 9.Passive Resistance and Europeanization during the British Rule in Cyprus (Noly Moyssi, Patticheion Municipal Museum )

10. Cultural Imperialism and the Dissemination of Modern Sports Under British Colonial Rule (Tonia Georgiou, University of Crete)

11. Glimpses of a Cosmopolitan and Multicultural Cyprus (Theopisti Stylianou

Lambert and Antigone Heraclidou, Cyprus Institute of Technology )

12. Antiquities in Circulation (Polina Nikolaou, University of the Aegean ) Conclusion Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 10, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Colonial Cyprus

ISBN:

0755640659

9780755640645

0755640640

9780755640669

0755640667

9780755640652

OCLC:

1457082767

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license