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Author:

Vine, David, 1974-

Title:

Island of shame : the secret history of the U.S. military base on Diego Garcia / David Vine.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xix, 259 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Naval Communications Station, Diego Garcia--History.
Military bases, American--Diego Garcia.--Diego Garcia.
Chagossians--History.
Population transfers--Chagossians.
Refugees--Mauritius.
Refugees--British Indian Ocean Territory.
British Indian Ocean Territory--History.
Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-248) and index.

Contents:

The ilois, the islanders -- The bases of empire -- The strategic island concept and a changing of the imperial guard -- "Exclusive control" -- "Maintaining the fiction" -- "Absolutely must go" -- "On the rack" -- Derasine: the impoverishment of expulsion -- Death and double discrimination -- Dying of Sagren -- Daring to challenge -- The right to return and a humanpolitik.

ISBN:

0691138699 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780691138695 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)232786377

LCCN:

2008027868

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)