Gibraltar, identity and empire
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Gibraltar, identity and empire
（Routledge advances in European politics, 33）
Routledge, 2013
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Bibliography: p. [218]-226
Inlcudes index
First issued in paperback 2013
Contents of Works
- Changing contexts, values, and norms
- Environmental aspects
- Ethnic factors
- Economic dimensions
- Political and constitutional matters
- Religion and the churches
- Language and the community
- Education, 1704-1972 : a system born and re-born
- Education, 1972-2000 : Gibraltar takes control
- Informal influences
- The wider recreational and cultural scene
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Changing Contexts, Values and Norms 2. Environmental Aspects 3. Ethnic Factors 4. Economic Dimensions 5. Political and Constitutional Matters Chapter 6. Religion and the Churches 7. Language and the Community 8. Education 1704-1972: A System Born and Re-born 9. Education 1972-2000: Gibraltar Takes Control 10. Informal Influences 11. The Wider Recreational and Cultural Scene 12. Conclusions/Issues Bibliography Notes
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