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bewildered peasant: family, migration and murder in the Greek Cypriot community in London.

Authors :
Panayi, Panikos
Varnava, Andrekos
Source :
Historical Research. Feb2022, Vol. 95 Issue 267, p82-103. 22p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Greek Cypriots became a key feature of early post-Second World War London. This article focuses on the case of the penultimate woman hanged in Britain, Styllou Christofi, who was executed in December 1954 for the murder of her German-born daughter-in-law, Hella. It outlines the emergence of the Cypriot community in London, tackles the image of the Cypriot in the British imperial imagination and investigates the hostility that this new community faced in Britain. The article investigates the nature of family in Cyprus and London and questions why Cypriots have received so little attention from historians, despite their numbers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09503471
Volume :
95
Issue :
267
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Historical Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
155518148
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htab032