
A History of Cyprus
Volume 4: The Ottoman Province. The British Colony, 1571-1948
George Hill(Author)
Harry Luke(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 23. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
700 pages
978-1-108-02065-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sir George Francis Hill (1867-1948), was perhaps best known as a numismatist, although his scholarly interests and accomplishments included a range of time periods and subjects. A classicist by training, Hill built his career at the British Museum's department of coins and medals. In his forty-three years there he produced volumes on coins of antiquity; Greek history and art; coins, heraldry, and iconography of medieval and Renaissance Italy; and treasure troves. In 1931 Hill became the Museum's director and principal librarian, the first archaeologist to hold this post. His four-volume History of Cyprus (1940-52) ranged from Cyprus's earliest years to the twentieth century, and became the standard text on the subject. It is a valuable resource for scholars of the country, of antiquity and of the Mediterranean world. Volume 4 (1571-1948) reviews Ottoman rule, and and evaluates the then contemporary British presence in Cyprus.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Maps; 17 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1118 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-02065-7 (9781108020657)
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Content
List of plates; Preface; Editor's foreword; Documents and publications referred to; Part I. The Ottoman Province: 1. The Ottoman organization; 2. Western relations in the seventeenth century; 3. Kapudan Pasha and Grand Vezir (1571-1785); 4. Ascendancy of Dragoman and Bishops (1785-1821); 5. Abortive reforms (1821-1856); 6. Last days of Turkish rule (1856-1878); 7. The British occupation (1878); 8. The church under the Turks (1571-1878); Part II. Cyprus under British Rule: 9. Status of the island; 10. Constitutional questions; 11. Finance: taxation; 12. Finance: the tribute; 13. Enosis; 14. The church under the British; 15. Antiquities; 16. Strategic considerations; Appendices; Index.