ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |5 pages
1 Introduction
chapter |9 pages
2 British Gibraltar (1704–1963) 1
chapter |10 pages
3 Gibraltar incommunicado (September 1963–October 1979)
chapter |5 pages
4 The Lisbon Agreement (July 1979–April 1980)
chapter |7 pages
5 Spain's approaches to NATO (June 1980–March 1982)
chapter |3 pages
8 Felipe opens the gates (October–December 1982)
chapter |9 pages
9 Towards the Brussels Declaration (March 1983–November 1984)
chapter |5 pages
11 Osmosis begins (February–November 1985)
chapter |6 pages
12 Sovereignty and sovereigns (December 1985–April 1986)
chapter |12 pages
14 The battle over the airport (January–December 1987)
chapter |7 pages
15 Gibraltarians vote to resist (December 1987–March 1988)
chapter |8 pages
16 First visits by first ladies (April–December 1988)
chapter |5 pages
17 The Bossano strategy (January–February 1989)
chapter |5 pages
18 A European Hong Kong? (March–December 1989)
chapter |6 pages
20 Felipe visits London (January–May 1991)
chapter |6 pages
21 Four more years for Joe Bossano (May 1991–January 1992)
chapter |9 pages
24 The Brussels Declaration ten years on
Slow progress on all fronts (June–December 1994)
chapter |7 pages
25 Defiant Bossano finally gives way (January–July 1995)
chapter |3 pages
26 Changing Spanish attitudes? (July 1995–April 1996)
chapter |15 pages
27 All change, but no change
Aznar, Caruana and Blair in power (May 1996–June 1997)
