Gibraltar, identity and empire / E.G. Archer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Archer, Edward G., author.

Series:

Routledge Advances in European Politics

Routledge advances in European politics ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Gibraltar--History.

Nationalism.

Gibraltar--Civilization.

Gibraltar.

Gibraltar--Relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Relations--Gibraltar.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Changing contexts, values and norms

Environmental aspects

Ethnic factors

Economic influences

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-226) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-00550-1

0-203-39007-5

1-283-96767-7

1-136-00542-0

9780203390078

OCLC:

826856017