Gibraltar: British or Spanish?Routledge, 2 ago 2004 - 384 páginas The year 2004 marks three hundred years since Britain took possession of Gibraltar, a rocky promontory at the foot of the Iberian Peninsula sometimes referred to as 'The Rock'. Gibraltar: British or Spanish? provides a detailed study of the attempts that have been made by Spain, especially since 1984 when Britain and Spain signed an agreement to discuss the future of Gibraltar, to regain the sovereignty of 'The Rock', despite the wishes of the Gibraltarians. |
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Gibraltar incommunicado September 1963October | 15 |
The Lisbon Agreement July 1979April 1980 | 25 |
the FalklandsMalvinas | 37 |
Spain joins NATO but the border remains closed | 46 |
Towards the Brussels Declaration March | 54 |
negotiations get under 6888 | 63 |
Sovereignty and sovereigns December 1985April | 73 |
Confrontation sparked by fishing row escalates | 207 |
Border events continue to predominate AprilJuly | 214 |
A second term and a satisfying agreement for Caruana | 221 |
The saga of HMS Tireless I MayDecember 2000 | 228 |
The saga of HMS Tireless II JanuaryMay 2001 | 240 |
The Brussels Process resumed MayOctober 2001 | 252 |
Piqué and Straw meet in Barcelona November 2001 | 264 |
Rumours of joint sovereignty proposals November | 271 |
guards and gates | 79 |
The battle over the airport JanuaryDecember | 85 |
Gibraltarians vote to resist December 1987March | 97 |
First visits by first ladies AprilDecember 1988 | 104 |
The Bossano strategy JanuaryFebruary 1989 | 112 |
Tackling moneylaundering and smuggling | 122 |
Felipe visits London JanuaryMay 1991 | 128 |
Four more years for Joe Bossano May 1991January | 134 |
The external frontier issue remains unresolved | 140 |
Setbacks in moves towards economic independence | 147 |
Defiant Bossano finally gives way JanuaryJuly 1995 | 160 |
Changing Spanish attitudes? July 1995April 1996 | 167 |
Spains full integration into NATO MayDecember | 185 |
The shadow of the shared sovereignty proposal | 196 |
Gibraltarians plan their resistance February 2002 | 280 |
Gibraltarians take to the streets MarchApril 2002 | 287 |
Negotiations run into difficulties AprilMay 2002 | 293 |
Straw announces agreed principles JuneJuly 2002 | 303 |
Gibraltar holds its own referendum JulyNovember | 310 |
Recognition of democratic reality December | 319 |
Conclusion | 326 |
The Treaty of Utrecht 213 July 1713 | 338 |
The Lisbon Agreement 10 April 1980 | 340 |
The Brussels Declaration 27 November 1984 | 341 |
Notes | 342 |
Bibliography | 379 |
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