| Physical description |
xxxvii, 248 pages : 1 map ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: East Timor - Troubled Path to Freedom -- 1. Colonial Failure -- 2. East Timor and Indonesia: Political Developments from the Pacific War to the Portuguese Revolution -- 3. Changing Strategies: The Emergence of Political Parties and the Indonesian Response -- 4. From Coalition to Coup and Independence: The Indonesian Campaign against East Timor -- 5. Invasion, Resistance and the International Response -- 6. The Indonesian Occupation: 'Encirclement and Annihilation' -- 7. 'As Bad as Biafra': Population Resettlement and Starvation -- 8. Military Control: Imprisonment, Killings and Human Rights Abuses -- 9. Military Campaigns and the Indonesian Transformation of East Timor -- 10. 'Ascertaining the Facts': The Indonesian-Fretilin Ceasefire and the Visit of the Australian Delegation -- 11. The Development of Opposition and Indonesian Plans for the Resocialization of East Timor -- 12. In Their Best Interests: Strategies for East Timor in the International Community. |
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13. What of the Future? Scenarios for East Timor -- Chronology of the Main Events in East Timor 1974-1999. |
| Summary |
"In this updated and much expanded edition of his book, Indonesia's Forgotten War: The Hidden History of East Timor, John Taylor tells in detail the story of what happened to this island people following President Suharto's downfall in the wake of the Asian economic crisis. The new Indonesian government conceded the right of the United Nations to organise the long delayed referendum giving the East Timorese a choice between continued association with Indonesia or independence. At the very moment the historic vote was being counted, however, armed gangs organised by elements of the Indonesian military plunged the island into an orgy of killing, burning and forced flight. An appalled world witnessed their bloody defiance of the people's will and of the international community. John Taylor analyses the world' reaction to this new genocide of the East Timorese people, the belated despatch of a peacekeeping force, and the prospects of independence."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Timor-Leste -- Politics and government.
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| ISBN |
1856498409 (cased) |
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1856498417 (limp) |
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