Gibraltar Identity and Empire.

The principal argument in Gibraltar and Empire is that Gibraltarians constitute a separate and distinctive people, notwithstanding the political stance taken by the government of Spain. Various factors - environmental, ethnic, economic, political, religious, linguistic, educational and informal - ar...

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Main Author: Archer, E. G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge advances in European politics.
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Summary:The principal argument in Gibraltar and Empire is that Gibraltarians constitute a separate and distinctive people, notwithstanding the political stance taken by the government of Spain. Various factors - environmental, ethnic, economic, political, religious, linguistic, educational and informal - are adduced to explain the emergence of a sense of community on the Rock and an attachment to the United Kingdom. A secondary argument is that the British empire has left its mark in Gibraltar in various forms - such as militarily - and for a number of reasons. Gilbraltar and Em.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9781136005428
1136005420
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.