Island of shame : the secret history of the U.S. military base on Diego Garcia / with a new afterword by the author, David Vine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vine, David, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Naval Communications Station, Diego Garcia--History.

United States.

Military bases, American--British Indian Ocean Territory--Diego Garcia.

Military bases, American.

Chagossians--History.

Chagossians.

Population transfers--Chagossians.

Population transfers.

Refugees--Mauritius.

Refugees.

Refugees--British Indian Ocean Territory.

British Indian Ocean Territory--History.

British Indian Ocean Territory.

Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory)--History.

Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

With a New afterword by the author

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. military installations outside the United States. Located near the remote center of the Indian Ocean and accessible only by military transport, the little-known base has been instrumental in American military operations from the Cold War to the war on terror and may house a top-secret CIA prison where terror suspects are interrogated and tortured. But Diego Garcia harbors another dirty secret, one that has been kept from most of the world--until now. Island of Shame is the first major book to reveal the shocking truth of how the United States conspired with Britain to forcibly expel Diego Garcia's indigenous people--the Chagossians--and deport them to slums in Mauritius and the Seychelles, where most live in dire poverty to this day. Drawing on interviews with Washington insiders, military strategists, and exiled islanders, as well as hundreds of declassified documents, David Vine exposes the secret history of Diego Garcia. He chronicles the Chagossians' dramatic, unfolding story as they struggle to survive in exile and fight to return to their homeland. Tracing U.S. foreign policy from the Cold War to the war on terror, Vine shows how the United States has forged a new and pervasive kind of empire that is quietly dominating the planet with hundreds of overseas military bases. Island of Shame is an unforgettable exposé of the human costs of empire and a must-read for anyone concerned about U.S. foreign policy and its consequences. The author will donate all royalties from the sale of this book to the Chagossians.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES

FOREWORD BY MICHAEL TIGAR

ABBREVIATIONS AND INITIALISMS

A NOTE TO THE READER

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. THE ILOIS,THE ISLANDERS

CHAPTER 2. THE BASES OF EMPIRE

CHAPTER 3. THE STRATEGIC ISLAND CONCEPT AND A CHANGING OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD

CHAPTER 4. "EXCLUSIVE CONTROL" "MAINTAINING THE FICTION"

CHAPTER 5. "MAINTAINING THE FICTION"

CHAPTER 6. "ABSOLUTELY MUST GO"

CHAPTER 7. "ON THE RACK"

CHAPTER 8. DERASINE: THE IMPOVERISHMENT OF EXPULSION

CHAPTER 9. DEATH AND DOUBLE DISCRIMINATION

CHAPTER 10. DYING OF SAGREN

CHAPTER 11. DARING TO CHALLENGE

CHAPTER 12. THE RIGHT TO RETURN AND A HUMANPOLITIK

EPILOGUE

MY THANKS

FURTHER RESOURCES

NOTES

AFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781400838509

1400838509

OCLC:

707918198