Outpost of Occupation How the Channel Islands Survived Nazi Rule 1940-1945 Barry Turner Aurum 2010 Hardback
In June 1940 Britain demilitarized the Channel Islands, and within days they were under full German military occupation. The story of the years which In June 1940 Britain demilitarized the Channel Islands, and within days they were under full German military occupation. The story of the years which followed serves as a kind of counterfactual history, offering an insight into how the mainland might have fared if it too had suffered invasion. Turner's book is rich in personal testimonies highlighting the islanders' privations, their efforts at resistance and their resentment at both their abandonment and the post-war witch-hunt in search of collaborators. ...more
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The Goldstone Report The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict Adam Horowitz; Lizzy Ratner; Philip Weiss (Edited by) Nation 2011 Paperback
Judge Goldstone's report on the Israeli incursion into Gaza in the winter of 2008-9 is among the most controversial in the long history of that confliJudge Goldstone's report on the Israeli incursion into Gaza in the winter of 2008-9 is among the most controversial in the long history of that conflict. This volume presents an edited version of the text alongside essays by Rashid Khalidi, Naomi Klein, Jules Lobel and others. Tempering moral outrage with clinical analysis, this crucial historical document concludes that war crimes were committed by both sides, but that Israel had launched 'a deliberately disproportionate attack'. ...more
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Assia Djebar Out of Algeria Jane Hiddleston Chicago University Press 2012 Hardback
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Tibet and China in the Twenty-first Century Non-Violence versus State Power John Heath Saqi 2005 Hardback Illustrated
John Heath's overview lends a clear perspective to the Chinese occupation of Tibet, reviewing how it has arrived at its current state since Mao ZedongJohn Heath's overview lends a clear perspective to the Chinese occupation of Tibet, reviewing how it has arrived at its current state since Mao Zedong's decision to invade and discussing cultural, political and economic changes within the country. ...more
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Stories and Scenes from Mount Lebanon
Mahmoud Khalil Saab Saqi 2004 Hardback Illustrated