Название: The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain's Colonial Legacy
Автор: Philippe Sands
Издательство: W&N
ISBN: 147461812X
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 3,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

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.