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The Sunday Times bestselling the story of the landmark international judgement that brought an end to Britain's colonial rule in Africa - a riveting, enraging and beautifully rendered history of international law by the author of EAST WEST STREET and THE RATLINE

After the Second World War, new international rules heralded an age of human rights and self-determination. Supported by Britain, these unprecedented changes sought to end the scourge of colonialism. But how committed was Britain? In the 1960s, its colonial instinct ignited once more: a secret decision was taken to offer the US a base at Diego Garcia, one of the islands of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, create a new colony (the 'B...

Telling the story of the landmark international judgement that brought an end to Britain's colonial rule in Africa, THE LAST COLONY is a riveting, enraging and beautifully rendered history of international law by the bestselling author of EAST WEST STREET and THE RATLINE