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The Last Colony A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain's Colonial Legacy
Author: Philippe Sands
Year: 2022
Number of pages: 224
Format: EPUB
File size: 3,3 MB
Language: ENG
Year: 2022
Number of pages: 224
Format: EPUB
File size: 3,3 MB
Language: ENG
After the Second World War, new international rules heralded an age of human rights and self-determination. Supported by Britain, these unprecedented changes sought to end the scourge of colonialism. But how committed was Britain? In the 1960s, its colonial instinct ignited once more: a secret decision was taken to offer the US a base at Diego Garcia, one of the islands of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, create a new colony (the 'British Indian Ocean Territory') and deport the entire local population.