British Imperialism in Cyprus, 1878-1915: The Inconsequential Possession Book

Introduction
• Historicising the British Possession of Cyprus: The Contexts
• Cyprus from Richard Coeur de Lion to Disraeli: The Imperial Imagination * Justifying the Occupation of Cyprus, 1876-78: ‘The Key of Western Asia’
• The Sublime Illusions: 1878-80: The Mediterranean ‘Eldorado’ * Financial Policy and the Development of Cyprus, 1880-1912: The ‘Mill-Stone’ * From Multiculturalism to Multi-Nationalism: The ‘European’ Possession * Cyprus’ Strategic Place in the British Imperial Structure: The Backwater * ‘Cyprus is of No Use to Anybody’: The Pawn * Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendices