Imagining the Modern : The Cultures of Nationalism in Cyprus

"This book argues that two conflicting styles of nationalist imagination led to the violent rending of Cyprus in 1974 and sustained that division over decades. Based on research in both southern and northern Cyprus, the work demonstrates how the conflict emerged through the Cypriot's encounters with modernity under British colonialism, and through a consequent re-imagining of the body politic in a new world in which Cypriots were defined as part of a European periphery. Rebecca Bryant demonstrates how Muslims and Christians were transformed into Turks and Greeks, and what it meant epistemologically, ontollogically and politically when they were."--Bloomsbury Publishing Imagining The Modern Argues That Two Conflicting Styles Of Nationalist Imagination Led To The Violent Rending Of Cyprus In 1974 And Sustained That Division Over Decades. Basing Her Study On Comparative Research In Both Southern And Northern Cyprus, Rebecca Bryant Demonstrates How The Conflict Emerged Through Cypriots' Encounters With Modernity Under British Colonialism, And Through A Consequent Reimagining Of The Body Politic In A New World In Which Cypriots Were Defined As Part Of A European Periphery.--book Jacket. 1. Rights And Religions -- 2. Bandits And Bad Characters -- 3. Tactics And Truths -- 4. Pashas And Protests -- 5. Educating Ethnicity -- 6. Education In Honor -- 7. Purity Of Spirit And The Power Of Blood -- 8. Justice Or Respect? -- Conclusion : Toward A Postnational Cyprus. Rebecca Bryant. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [253]-269) And Index. This book argues that two conflicting styles of nationalist imagination led to the violent rending of Cyprus in 1974 and sustained that division over decades. Based on comparative research in both southern and northern Cyprus, the work demonstrates how the conflict emerged through Cypriots' encounters with modernity under British colonialism, and through a consequent re-imagining of the body politic in a new world in which Cypriots were defined as part of a European periphery. The book describes how Muslims and Christians in Cyprus were transformed into Turks and Greeks, and what it meant--epistemologically, ontologically, and politically--when they were.