<p><b>THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>TOP 10 BESTSELLER</b><br><br>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? <br><br>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 Elys¿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.<br><br>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 reac
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<p><b>THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>TOP 10 BESTSELLER</b><br><br>After the Second World War, new international rules heralded an age of human rights and self-determination. Supported by Britain, these unprecedented...
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Den 13. juli 1949 døde Alfredo Reinhardt på Santo Spiritosykehuset i Vatikanet. Dødsårsaken ble oppgitt som alvorlig leversvikt. Men pasienten var innlagt under falskt navn. I virkeligheten het han Otto von Wächter: høytstående SS-offiser, tidligere...
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In this riveting real-life thriller, Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of senior Nazi SS Brigadefhrer Otto Freiherr von Wchter and his wife, Charlotte. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a...
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Vi snakker ofte som om kolonialismen tilhører fortiden. Men kolonier finnes fortsatt. Som Chagosøyene i Det indiske hav: På 1960-tallet ble øyene erklært som britisk koloni, gjort om til militærbase, og hele befolkningen ble deportert. En av dem...
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