Eviction from the Chagos Islands :: displacement and struggle for identity against two world powers /

This book examines the history and contemporary living conditions of Chagossians who were evicted from the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean to make way for a strategic U.S. military base. Initially part of colonial Mauritius, Chagos was integrated into a new colony named the British Indian Oce...

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Weitere Verfasser: Evers, Sandra, Kooy, Marry
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:African history (Brill Academic Publishers) ; v. 1.
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines the history and contemporary living conditions of Chagossians who were evicted from the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean to make way for a strategic U.S. military base. Initially part of colonial Mauritius, Chagos was integrated into a new colony named the British Indian Ocean Territory in 1965. In 1966, Great Britain transferred control of Diego Garcia, the largest Chagos island, to the Americans under a fifty year lease. The expulsions which followed were designed to satisfy the U.S. demand for an unpopulated territory. The Chagossians were thus forced to resettle in.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 293 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004204416
9004204415
1283161435
9781283161435

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