Gibraltar, Identity and EmpireRoutledge, 11.1.2013 - 240 sivua 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 Empire's exploration of the manifold reasons why the Gibraltarians have bucked the trend in the history of decolonization comes at a time when the issues in question have come to the fore in diplomatic and political areas. |
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2 Environmental aspects | 26 |
3 Ethnic factors | 34 |
4 Economic influences | 51 |
5 Political and constitutional matters | 72 |
6 Religion and the churches | 93 |
7 Language and the community | 107 |
A system born and reborn | 115 |
Gibraltar takes control | 137 |
10 Informal influences | 153 |
11 The wider recreational and cultural scene | 164 |
12 Concluding discussion | 183 |
Notes | 198 |
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