The Last Colony av Philippe QC Sands

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<p><b>FROM THE WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE and author of EAST WEST STREET</b><br><br><b>THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER <br></b><br>''Should be read by anyone who cares about justice, humanity and human rights'' Elif Shafak<br>''An essential account'' <i>Sunday Times</i><br>''Powerful and persuasive . . . superb'' Abdulrazak Gurnah<br> ''An urgent reminder that Britain''s colonial rule isn''t our past. It''s our present'' <i>New Statesman</i><br>''An important [book]'' <i>Observer</i><br>''Elegant, moving and profoundly informative'' <i>The Scotsman</i><br><br>Through one woman''s fight for justice, the award-winning author of <i>East West Street</i> exposes the shocking events that marked the 1965 establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Written with Sands'' characteristic expertise, insight and thrilling storytelling, <i>The Last Colony</i> lays bare the brutal legacy of colonial rule, the devastating impact of Britain''s grip on its last colony in Afri