Philippe Sands: The Last Colony | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781474618144 | The Last Colony | Philippe Sands | Taschenbuch | 224 S. | Englisch

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FROM THE WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE and author of EAST WEST STREETTHE 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 ScotsmanThrough 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.

Über den Autor

Philippe Sands is Professor of Law at UCL and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. He has been involved in many of the most important international cases of recent years, including Pinochet, Congo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Iraq, Guantanamo and the Rohingya. He is the author of LAWLESS, TORTURE TEAM, EAST WEST STREET, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction, and Sunday Times bestselling THE RATLINE. He is a contributor to the Financial Times, Guardian, New York Review of Books and Vanity Fair, and makes regular appearances on radio and television. He is President of English PEN and a member of the board of the Hay Festival.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Neuzeit
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	224 S.
ISBN-13:	9781474618144
ISBN-10:	1474618146
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	754024
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Sands, Philippe
Illustrator:	Rowson, Martin
Hersteller:	Orion Publishing Group Weidenfeld and Nicholson
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Abbildungen:	B&W fully illustrated
Maße:	196 x 127 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Philippe Sands
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.07.2023
Gewicht:	0,204 kg