Jeremy Corbyn MP invites you to a Book Launch
State Crime on the Margins of Empire: Rio Tinto, the War on Bougainville and Resistance to Mining
by Dr Kristian Lasslett.
“An important and rare book. Lasslett provides the missing link to the reasons why nations fall into turmoil – the state crimes of the powerful. His investigation illuminates how so much of the world is ordered”
– John Pilger
Date and time: Tuesday 3rd February 2015 at 6pm
Venue: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House, the Embankment, SW1A
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Booking: Limited seating, booking essential – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-state-crime-on-the-margins-of-empire-tickets-15423495089
In his book Kristian investigates a largely unknown war that devastated the South Pacific island of Bougainville during the 1990s. At its epicentre was the mining giant, Rio Tinto, who conspired – through its subsidiary – with the Papua New Guinea and Australian governments to violently suppress indigenous landowner resistance against one of the world’s largest copper mines. Employing unparalleled access to senior state-corporate officials and internal records, Kristian uncovers and theorises this conspiracy from the inside, including enduring efforts to deny survivors justice.
For more information please contact: Fatima Kanji [f.kanji@qmul.ac.uk]
******Please allow 20-30 minutes to enter Portcullis House and pass through security there.
