Title The history of the Communist Party in Cyprus : colonialism, class and the Cypriot left / Yiannos Katsourides

Published London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014 New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) Series International library of twentieth century history ; 59 International library of twentieth century history ; 59. Contents Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Particularities of Cyprus: Late Economic Development and Belated Nation Building; 2. Political Institutions and Political Participation; 3. Political Origins; 4. The Communist Party of Cyprus; 5. Organisational Structuring: A Parallel Society; 6. Political Integration; 7. The Years of Illegality and Taking Off; Conclusion Agent of Social Change and Radicalisation; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover Summary Cypriot politics are among the most contentious in Europe, and frequently attract the attention of the international community. Here, Yiannos Katsourides traces the historical development of the Cypriot party system, and in particular the growth of the Communist Party, now known as AKEL - the first formally organized political party on the island. Under the British Empire, the party was illegal, but continued to struggle for Cypriot independence until this was achieved in 1960. Based on new archival research, Katsourides addresses the social, religious, economic and political environment in wh Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-259) and index Notes Print version record Subject Kommounistiko Komma Kyprou -- History Anorthōtiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou (Cyprus) -- History SUBJECT Kommounistiko Komma Kyprou fast Anorthōtiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou (Cyprus) fast Subject Communism -- Cyprus -- History -- 20th century 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. Communism Politics and government SUBJECT Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 20th century Subject Cyprus Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780857737359 085773735X

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