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. Gibraltar and Empire's exploration of the manifold reasons why the Gibraltarians have bucked the trend in the history of decolinaztion comes at a time when the issues in question have come to the fore in diplomatic and political arenas.
- ISBN10 0714654701
- ISBN13 9780714654706
- Publish Date 1 June 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Frank Cass Publishers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English