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The Chagos betrayal : how Britain robbed an island and made its people disappear
Grosset, Florian2021
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During the cold war, the US government sought to establish an overseas military presence in the Indian Ocean. This graphic novel is a shocking account of British complicity in the forced exodus of the Chagos Islanders from their homeland to make that plan possible.
Main title:
The Chagos betrayal : how Britain robbed an island and made its people disappear / by Florian Grosset.
Author:
Grosset, Florian, author, artist
Imprint:
Oxford : Myriad, 2021.
Collation:
103 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781912408672 (pbk)
Dewey class:
741.5969.7
LC class:
DS349.9.C42
Language:
English
Subject:
Chagossians -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionBritish Indian Ocean Territory -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionCold War -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionBritish Indian Ocean Territory -- History -- Comic books, strips, etcChagossians -- History -- Comic books, strips, etcHistoryGraphic novelsGeneral FictionGraphic novels
BRN:
2789678
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