THE LAST COLONY: A tale of exile, justice and Britain’s colonial legacy, by Philippe Sands (Hachette, $34.99)
Even by New Zealand standards, the Chagos archipelago is a remote place. The 60 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean are so small they barely register on most globes, yet they are ground zero in a fight over the remnants of British imperialism.
Fifty years ago, a monumental injustice was
