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Record #208978:
Fortress Falklands: life under siege in Britain's last outpost / Graham Bound.
Title: | Fortress Falklands: life under siege in Britain's last outpost / Graham Bound. |
Author(s): | Bound, Graham. |
Date: | 2012. |
Publisher: | Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military |
Abstract: | Recounts return of native Falkland Islander and journalist to assess impact of changes since 1982 Falklands War, in particular replacement of colonial rule with autonomous government, discovery of oil off-shore, strong British military presence, and continuing threat from Argentina. Discusses Argentina's current economic blockade of islands and possible impending political crisis. |
Keywords: | 355 -- Defence. 355.48 -- Military history: 1982. 622 -- Mining. 622.32 -- Petroleum, extraction. 32 -- Politics. 325 -- Colonisation. 352 -- Local government and administration. 327 -- International relations. 33 -- Economics. 330.524 -- Natural resources. 330.59 -- Living standards. J -- Social sciences. (*7) -- Antarctic regions. (*72) -- Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands Dependencies, and British Antarctic Territory. (*721) -- Falkland Islands. |
Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*721)[2012] |
ISBN: | 9781848847453 |
SPRI record no.: | 208978 |
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