The Cyprus Tribute and Geopolitics in the Levant, 1875-1960

• Main Author: Markides, Diana (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Europe-History-1492-.; Imperialism.; History, Modern.; Military history.; World politics.; History of Modern Europe.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Modern History.; History of Military.; Political History.

'Diana Markides' superb path-breaking study of finance, diplomacy and politics puts the history of Cyprus under British rule in an entirely fresh light. Money is shown to lie at the heart of the story from the British occupation in 1878 through to the end of colonial rule. This book revolu...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 - Bonds and Bridgeheads: The Geopolitical and Financial Context of the British Acquisition of Cyprus, 1875-1878
• Chapter 2 - Creating Tributes: The Formal Establishment of the Cyprus Tribute in Context, 1878-1883
• Chapter 3 - Bricks without Straw: The Dilemmas of the British Administration in Cyprus, 1884-1900
• Chapter 4 - The Cyprus Tribute in Times of Tumult: From Ottoman Suzerainty to British Colonial Rule, 1900-1925
• Chapter 5 - In the Shadow of Egypt: The Abolition of the Ottoman Tribute in Cyprus, 1924-1931
• Chapter 6 - "Unfinished Business": The Tribute 1931-1945
• Chapter 7 - Epilogue.