Colonial Cyprus

A Cultural History

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvMaria Hadjiathanasiou,Andreas Karyos,Emilios A. Solomou

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An original, innovative, and timely study on the cultural history of Cyprus under British rule, offering a new interpretative framework for studying the island’s colonial past. The book focuses on the often-overlooked cultural dimensions of the island’s colonial experience and demonstrates the crucial role culture played in shaping its historical trajectory and future. This is the first volume to explore various aspects of the island’s cultural life from 1878, when it transitioned from Ottoman to British rule, until the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960. It features a series of thematic chapters by female authors, focusing on photography, architecture, literature, theatre, art and collecting, cultural policy, advertising, fashion, antiquities and archaeology, public gardens, and sports clubs. Individual chapters bring to light previously unpublished source material in Greek and English, both written and visual, from state and private archives. Using cross-disciplinary analytical tools from fields such as imperial and colonial history, politics, cultural studies, and media and communication studies, the authors provide new insights.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-06-25
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780755640676

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Maria Hadjiathanasiou is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Nicosia and Research Fellow at the National Struggle Museum. She is the author of Propaganda and the Cyprus Revolt: Rebellion, Counter-Insurgency and the Media, 1955-1959 (Bloomsbury, 2020). Andreas Karyos is Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Nicosia and the Open University of Cyprus. His research interests focus on military and political aspects of Cyprus’ colonial history, decolonisation and post-independence history. Emilios A. Solomou is Emeritus Scholar and Honorary Director of the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue for a Culture of Peace at the University of Nicosia. He is the President of the Cyprus Society of Historical Studies.

List of FiguresNotes on ContributorsPrefaceForewordAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. Excavating at Amathus, 1893-1894: Collecting Cypriot Antiquities in a Colonial Landscape (Polina Nikolaou)Chapter 2. Traces of Imperialist Ideologies in the Work of Female Travel Writers in Colonial Cyprus(Margarita Ioannou and Katerina Gotsi)Chapter 3. A ‘garden useful and pleasant’: The Case of the Municipal Garden in Nicosia (Elena Parpa)Chapter 4. Blackness in Imaginary Artworks of Colonial Cyprus (Marilena Zackheos)Chapter 5. Posters of Cyprus: Promoting the Colony during the Interwar Period (Niki Sioki)Chapter 6. Cultural Imperialism, the Dissemination of Modern Sports and the Sociogenesis of the First Sports Clubs in British Cyprus (1878- 1931) (Tonia Georgiou)Chapter 7. Passive Resistance and Europeanization via Garment Making in British Colonial Cyprus (Noly Moyssi)Chapter 8. Of heroes and Villains: Manifestations of National and Colonial Identity in Cyprus through Historical Theatre Plays, 1878-1960 (Ellada Evangelou)Chapter 9. Queen Victoria’s Head on Postage Stamp as a Marker in Cyprus’s History (Annita Antoniadou)Chapter 10. Photographic Representations of Colonial Cyprus and the Ledra Palace Hotel (Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert and Antigone Heraclidou)ConclusionBibliography Index

Gathering established and young scholars, independent researchers and cultural practitioners, Colonial Cyprus: A Cultural History is a path-breaking incursion into the historiography of Cyprus under British rule in more senses than one. Fundamentally interdisciplinary and touching on questions of visual and textual representations, material culture and cultural heritage, gender and identity, this unprecedented initiative gives flesh to the experience of colonialism in the island, too often still confined to the dry realms of politics and diplomacy. It is therefore an essential read for anyone interested in understanding modern Cyprus, the product of a colonial encounter at the crossroads of cultural hybridity and resistance.