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Colonial Intrigues and My Dismissal As Director of Antiquities : A Memoir of Cyprus in The 1930s.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hilton, John R.
- Series:
- Archaeological Lives Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bicester : Archaeopress, 2025.
- Summary:
- In 1934, John Hilton became the first Director of Antiquities in Cyprus, urgently saving ancient monuments. Despite challenges and dismissal, public outcry extended his tenure. His memoir, written 40 years later, humorously recounts his experiences and insights into 1930s colonial Cyprus.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents Page
- Foreword
- Editor's Preface
- A Chronology of Principal Events, 1932-36
- Dramatis Personae
- Introduction: The Hiltons and Colonial Society in 1930s Cyprus
- Author's preface: A Camel-Load of Woad
- Chapter 1. Seduction
- Chapter 2. Selection and distraction
- Chapter 3. Induction
- Chapter 4. Action and Reaction
- Chapter 5. Reproduction and Ruction
- Chapter 6. Rejection and Contradiction
- Chapter 7. Deduction and Concoction
- Chapter 8. Fiction
- Chapter 9. Valediction and reflection
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781805830658
- OCLC:
- 1525929488
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