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Author:

Stockey, Gareth.

Title:

Gibraltar : 'a dagger in the spine of Spain?' / Gareth Stockey.

Publisher:

Sussex Academic Press ;

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xiv, 304 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Gibraltar--History--20th century.
Gibraltar--International status.
Spain--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Spain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-291) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the significance of the frontier in Gibraltarian history -- 'British' Gibraltar in the early twentieth century -- Economic depression and the effect of the Spanish dictatorship during the 1920s -- Shifting allegiances and social tension : Gibraltar during the peacetime years of the Spanish second republic -- 'A house divided' : the impact of the Spanish Civil War upon Gibraltarian society -- Towards a new relationship : local and national relations between Gibraltar and Spain, July 1936 to August 1939 -- 'The Franco problem' : Spanish policy towards Gibraltar during the Second World War, 1939-1945 -- 'Business as usual?' : cross-frontier relations between Gibraltar and the Campo, 1939-1945 -- The end of the affair : cross-frontier relations, 1945-1954 -- Conclusion : 'a dagger in the spine?'

Series:

The Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain.

ISBN:

1845193016 (h/c : alk. paper)
9781845193010 (h/c : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)213844508

LCCN:

2008023615

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)