Explores the role of both mules and mule drivers to the British war effort and in particular the social and economic aspects of the Cypriot contribution to the Great War. It also questions why Cypriots forgot this extraordinary contribution.
Explores the role of both mules and mule drivers to the British war effort and in particular the social and economic aspects of the Cypriot contribution to the Great War. It also questions why Cypriots forgot this extraordinary contribution.
Andrekos Varnava is Professor in Imperial and Military History at the Flinders University of South Australia and Honorary Professor at De Montfort University, Leicester
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 Historiography and theories 2 British Cyprus, 1878-1918: from backwater to bustling war base 3 The formation of the Cypriot Mule Corps 4 Mule and muleteer recruitment: pushed or pulled? 5 Contracts, challenges, hardships and the 'liminal space' 6 Conditions for mules and muleteers 7 Muleteer behaviour during service 8 Veterans and their families after service 9 Remembering and forgetting the Cypriot Mule Corps Conclusion Select bibliography Index
Introduction 1 Historiography and theories 2 British Cyprus, 1878-1918: from backwater to bustling war base 3 The formation of the Cypriot Mule Corps 4 Mule and muleteer recruitment: pushed or pulled? 5 Contracts, challenges, hardships and the 'liminal space' 6 Conditions for mules and muleteers 7 Muleteer behaviour during service 8 Veterans and their families after service 9 Remembering and forgetting the Cypriot Mule Corps Conclusion Select bibliography Index
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