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40th anniversary of Idi Amin's expulsion of Uganda Asians

Pambazuka Press are partnering with Refugee Resource in Oxford and with Coventry Refugee Centre to celebrate the launch of From Citizen to Refugee. Mahmood Mamdani's vivid autobiographical account tells a story that will be familiar to refugees and those seeking asylum in Britain today.

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ETC Group

As greedy eyes focus on the global South's resources this book 'pulls back the curtain on disturbing technological and corporate trends that are already reshaping our world and that will become crucial battlegrounds for civil society in the years ahead.

	Pulls back the curtain on disturbing technological and corporate trends that are already reshaping our world and that will become crucial battlegrounds for ...more
	—Dr Vandana Shiva, Founder, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology

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