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A Lesser Dependency
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Description
In 1971 the inhabitants of Diego Garcia, a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a place too small to find on a map and one of the last paradisical outposts of the Empire, were suddenly evicted from their homes to make way for a US military base.
A trenchant critique of modern civilization, A Lesser Dependency movingly describes how one family's tropical heaven became hell.
Product details
Published | 12 Apr 2012 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 144 |
ISBN | 9781846881923 |
Imprint | Alma Books |
Dimensions | 198 x 128 mm |
Publisher | Alma Books |
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Reviews
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This is polemic touched with poetry. Benson's gift is to capture in strong visual terms the earth-based intuition of those 'dropped in the sand and tuned to the rhythms of tiny island life.
The Sunday Times
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A powerful political novel which makes its case all the more forcefully for being so restrained.
The Guardian
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The lack of adornment lends the novel the directness of a folk-tale and sharpens its sting.
The Independent