Gold Peter
Identity formation in Gibraltar: Geopolitical, historical and cultural factors
Peter, Gold
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Abstract
The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in the Iberian Peninsula has been a British possession since 1704 and has been British by treaty since 1713. Spain has attempted to reclaim sovereignty of ‘the Rock’ ever since, culminating in a 16-year blockade from 1969. As the results of a survey show, despite a population whose origins are more evidently Mediterranean than British, the inhabitants have remained fiercely attached to Britain and in the process have created a hybrid identity of ‘British Gibraltarian’ which is more determined by political than ethnic factors, is based on ‘not-Spanish’ identity markers and is not unrelated to three uninterrupted centuries of British jurisdiction.
Citation
Peter, G. (2010). Identity formation in Gibraltar: Geopolitical, historical and cultural factors. Geopolitics, 15(2), 367-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650040903486975
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Apr 1, 2010 |
Deposit Date | Jan 16, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 2, 2016 |
Journal | Geopolitics |
Print ISSN | 1465-0045 |
Electronic ISSN | 1557-3028 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 367-384 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14650040903486975 |
Keywords | Gibraltar, Spain, enclaves |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/980160 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14650040903486975 |
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