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Gibraltar
Gareth Stockey
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Description for Gibraltar
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
The 'problem' of Gibraltar has been a constant source of diplomatic tension between Britain and Spain for over three hundred years. Franco himself described the Rock as 'a dagger in the spine of Spain', and it was during his dictatorship that Spain's diplomatic campaign to recover Gibraltar reached its height with the closing of the frontier in 1969. Given this background, it has long been assumed by historians and commentators that relations between Gibraltar and its Spanish neighbour have also been strained. Gareth Stockey rejects this assumption, and demonstrates that relations across the frontier had in fact been cordial for ... Read more
The 'problem' of Gibraltar has been a constant source of diplomatic tension between Britain and Spain for over three hundred years. Franco himself described the Rock as 'a dagger in the spine of Spain', and it was during his dictatorship that Spain's diplomatic campaign to recover Gibraltar reached its height with the closing of the frontier in 1969. Given this background, it has long been assumed by historians and commentators that relations between Gibraltar and its Spanish neighbour have also been strained. Gareth Stockey rejects this assumption, and demonstrates that relations across the frontier had in fact been cordial for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196134
SKU
V9781845196134
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99-50
About Gareth Stockey
Gareth Stockey is Lecturer in Modern Spanish Studies at the University of Nottingham and Deputy Director of the International Consortium for the Study of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Reconciliation. He has published several pieces on the history of Gibraltar and more recently on the history of contemporary Spain.
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