Eviction from the Chagos Islands
Displacement and Struggle for Identity Against Two World Powers
- Editors Sandra Evers; Marry Kooy
- Subjects: African Studies
- Keywords: IndianOceanStudies.; refugeestudies; Diaspora; Mauritius; (forced)migration; Seychelles; post-colonialism; indigenouspeoples; memoryandretrieval; colonialism; geopolitics; slavery
- Publication Year : 2011
- DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004202603.i-293
- E - ISBN : 9789004204416
- Imprint: Brill
- Collections: Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2011
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This book represents the first joint effort to document the historical background of the eviction (late 1960s, early 1970s) of the Chagosssians from the Chagos archipelago when the main island became an US-military base. It documents their eviction, resettlement, livelihoods, legal struggles and future aspirations.
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Preliminary Material
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Redundancy On The Instalment Plan: Chagossians And The Right To Be Called A People
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From The Birth Of The Ilois To The “Footprint Of Freedom”: A History Of Chagos And The Chagossians
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Clement Siatous: Chagossian Artist In Exile
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“Native Ilois Of Chagos”: Excerpts From The Narratives Of Dussercle (1933–36)
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Atman Ramchalaon: Seeking The Facts
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The Making Of The Chagos Affair: Myths And Reality
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Charlesia Alexis: The Struggle Of The Chagossian Women
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Sorrow, Sadness, And Impoverishment: The Lives Of Chagossians In Mauritius
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Bernadette Dugasse: Born In Diego Garcia December 1956
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Chagossians Twice Forgotten: Exile In The Seychelles
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Allen Vincatassin: Negotiating Life In Mauritius And The UK
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Responsibility And Redress: The Chagossian Litigationin The English Courts
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Olivier Bancoult: Leading The Way Back To Chagos
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Self-Determination In The Post-Colonial Era: Prospects For The Chagossians
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Aurélie Marie-Lisette Talate: Young Again In Diego
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Cleaning For The Dead: The Chagossian Pilgrimageto Their Homeland
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Perspectives Of A UK Member Of Parliament: “Chagos,Just Plain Injustice”
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‘A Lost People’? Chagossian Onward Migration And Echoes Of Marginalisation In Crawley
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Reverend Mario LI Hing: Committed To The Chagossian Cause
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Longing And Belonging In Real Time: How Chagossian Children In Mauritius Imagine The Chagos Islands
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About The Authors
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Bibliography
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