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100	1		_aSands, Philippe, _d1960- _eauthor. _994727
245	1	4	_aThe last colony : _ba tale of exile, justice and Britain's colonial legacy / _cPhilippe Sands ; illustrated by Martin Rowson.
264		1	_aLondon : _bWeidenfeld & Nicolson, _c2022.
300			_a208 pages : _billustrations (black and white)
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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. One of those inhabitants was Liseby Elysé, twenty years old, newly married, expecting her first child. One suitcase, no pets, the British ordered, expelling her from the only home she had ever known. For four decades the government of Mauritius fought for the return of Chagos, and the past decade Philippe Sands has been intimately involved in the cases. In 2018 Chagos and colonialism finally reached the World Court in The Hague. As Mauritius and the entire African continent challenged British and American lawlessness, fourteen international judges faced a landmark decision: would they rule that Britain illegally detached Chagos from Mauritius? Would they open the door to Liseby Elysé and her fellow Chagossians returning home – or exile them forever? Taking us on a disturbing journey across international law, THE LAST COLONY illuminates the continuing horrors of colonial rule, the devastating impact of Britain’s racist grip on its last colony in Africa, and the struggle for justice in the face of a crime against humanity. It is a tale about the making of modern international law and one woman’s fight for justice, a courtroom drama and a personal journey that ends with a historic ruling."-- _cTaken from dust jacket.
650		0	_aDeportation _zBritish Indian Ocean Territory. _9126178
651		0	_aBritish Indian Ocean Territory _xHistory _y20th century. _9126179
651		0	_aBritish Indian Ocean Territory _xColonization. _9126180
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _zAfrica _xHistory _y20th century. _921914
700	1		_aRowson, Martin, _eillustrator. _9119562
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