The History of British Indian Ocean Territory
The History of British Indian Ocean Territory

Author: Kevin Petit

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781981772315

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The British Indian Ocean Territory. The History, Environment and the other Truth. Is one of the most remote places on Earth. It is located mid-way between Indonesia and Tanzania and the BIOT's closest neighbor is The Maldives to its north. The Territory is comprised of seven atolls known as the Chagos Archipelago with more than 1,000 small islands. These islands are mostly coralline structures formed by underwater volcanos. The largest island, which is also the most southerly, is Diego Garcia and is used as an American military base. The Chagos Archipelago was originally chartered by Vasco de Gama in the 1500s, but wasn't colonized until the eighteenth century when the French claimed the archipelago as a part of Mauritius. The islands were settled by African slaves and Indian contractors who worked on the coconut plantations. In 1810, Mauritius became a colony of the United Kingdom and in 1965, the United Kingdom split Mauritius and the Seychelles to make the British Indian Ocean Territory. This strange decision was fueled by the creation of an American military base. The islands from the Seychelles were later returned to the jurisdiction of that country after it gained independence in 1976.

British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory

Author: Declan Gray

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-11

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781976325250

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Photius Coutsoukis provides a 2001 profile of the British Indian Ocean Territory, an archipelago of more than 2,300 islands. The profile includes information about the geography, population, economy, government, leaders, military, transportation, communications, and international issues of the territory. This information was obtained from the 2001 U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) World Factbook. Links to Web sites that offer maps and images of the flag of the territory are available.

Le Malaise Créole
Le Malaise Créole

Author: Rosabelle Boswell

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781845450755

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How does one explain the poverty and marginalization of a group that lives in a remarkably successful economy and peaceful society? A native anthropologist, the author provides critical insight into the dynamics of contemporary Mauritian society. In her meticulously researched study of ethnic, gender and racial discrimination in Mauritius, she addresses debates carried out in many developing societies on subaltern identities, ethnicity, poverty and social injustice. The book therefore also offers important empirical material for scholars interested in the wider Indian Ocean region and beyond.

Globalization and Emerging Trends in African States' Foreign Policy-Making Process
Globalization and Emerging Trends in African States' Foreign Policy-Making Process

Author: Rok Ajulu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 1000160637

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This title was first published in 2002: The resurgence of the democratization movement in Africa in the post-Cold War era is gradually replacing authoritarianism with forms of democratic systems. These changes have put into question the traditional big man image of African states’ foreign policy and foreign policy-making. The first book of its kind to focus on the foreign policy-making process of Southern African countries in the era of globalization, these instructive and rewarding case studies contextualize the increasing involvement of other internal actors in African states foreign policy-making process. Foreign policy actors such as the Presidency, Ministries of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Trade, Finance and the Intelligence Community, among others, are examined in a comparative perspective.

Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa
Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa

Author: Sandra Evers

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-05-13

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9004205225

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Based on ethnographic research and inventive, child-oriented research methods, the current volume offers children’s perspectives on kinship, children's experiences of work, caring, disease, migration, conflict, and many other key features of contemporary life in Africa.