The Long-term and Large-scale Context of the Ethno-religious Conflict in Cyprus
What would a temporally and spatially macroscopic view of ethno-religious conflict in Cyprus look like? It would firstly require an examination of factors not limited to the realm of ideas and culture, as existing approaches do, and incorporate the climatic, environmental, social, and economic dimen...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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2024
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | What would a temporally and spatially macroscopic view of ethno-religious conflict in Cyprus look like? It would firstly require an examination of factors not limited to the realm of ideas and culture, as existing approaches do, and incorporate the climatic, environmental, social, and economic dimensions. Secondly, it would necessarily adopt a vision that stretches far beyond the shores of the island to encompass, at the bare minimum, the broader Mediterranean setting. Thirdly, it cannot afford to ignore the global dimension. The recent efflorescence of studies in the history of capitalism provides ample material to reflect on the forms of engagement of Cyprus with this quintessentially global phenomenon. Synthesising across various narratives of Mediterranean historiography, this paper proposes the consideration of six distinct, but overlapping and interconnected, Mediterranean-wide processes and their reflection in the Cypriot locality from the late medieval period to the mid-nineteenth century. By the end of the period under consideration, the combined effect of these processes created a milieu where ethno-religious conflict had accelerated, setting the stage for the much more troublesome and traumatic events of the twentieth century on the island. |
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