📚 2 Books mentioned in "Part One: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise" of Behind the Bastards
Podcast: Behind the Bastards
Episode: Part One: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise
Published on June 19, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Island of shame
Buy Island of shame by David Vine on Amazon
You know, from the book Island of Shade named by David Vine, French settlers built societies on the islands around enslaved labor and particularly on Mauritius the cultivation of sugar cane.
The host references a book by David Vine, which details how French settlers built societies on islands using enslaved labor, specifically focusing on sugar cane cultivation in Mauritius.
Web of deceit
Buy Web of deceit by Mark Curtis on Amazon
In his 2003 book, Web of Deceit, Mark Curtis notes that in making this agreement, quote, "Britain thus ignored UN Resolution 266 XX, which called on the UK to take no action that would dismember the territory of Mauritius and violate its territorial integrity."
Robert references 'Web of Deceit' by Mark Curtis as a source for information about the U.K.'s actions regarding the agreement with the U.S. over the Chagos Islands, highlighting that the book points out Britain's disregard for a UN resolution during this process.