Name: The Last Colony
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Author: Philippe Sands

Type

Physical Book

Author

Philippe Sands

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year

2023

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781474618144

The Last Colony

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Synopsis "The Last Colony "

FROM THE WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE and author of EAST WEST STREET

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘Should be read by anyone who cares about justice, humanity and human rights’ Elif Shafak
‘An essential account’ Sunday Times
‘Powerful and persuasive . . . superb’ Abdulrazak Gurnah
‘An urgent reminder that Britain’s colonial rule isn’t our past. It’s our present’ New Statesman
‘An important [book]’ Observer
‘Elegant, moving and profoundly informative’ The Scotsman

Through one woman’s fight for justice, the award-winning author of East West Street exposes the shocking events that marked the 1965 establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Written with Sands’ characteristic expertise, insight and thrilling storytelling, The Last Colony lays bare the brutal legacy of colonial rule, the devastating impact of Britain’s grip on its last colony in Africa and the ongoing struggle to right a historic wrong.

Philippe Sands

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Philippe Sands (London, 1960) is a writer, lawyer, and professor of International Law at University College London. He has participated in prominent international trials held at the Court of Justice of the European Union, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the European Court of Human Rights. Among the cases he has been involved in are the trial of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, war crimes in Yugoslavia, the genocide in Rwanda, the invasion of Iraq, the tortures at Guantanamo prison, and disputes over the Chagos Archipelago, among others. He is the author of the essays Lawless World, about the illegality of the Iraq war, and Torture Team, about the use of torture by the Bush administration. He is a regular contributor to publications such as Financial Times, The Guardian, The New York Review of Books, and Vanity Fair, and a commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and BBC World Service.

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