Routledge handbook of contemporary Timor-Leste / edited by Andrew McWilliam and Michael Leach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McWilliam, Andrew, editor.

Leach, Michael, 1968- editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Timor-Leste--Politics and government--2002-.

Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste--Social conditions--21st century.

Timor-Leste--Economic conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"Reflecting on the legacies of Timor-Leste's remarkable journey from colonialism to sovereign and democratic Independence, the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Timor-Leste provides a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of life in Timor-Leste. Following an introduction and overview of the country, the Handbook is divided into five parts: - Politics and governance - Economics and development - Social policies and the terms of inclusion - Cultural impacts - Regional Relations Written by an international team of experts, the Handbook covers the principle concerns that have contributed significantly to the shape and character of contemporary Timor-Leste. It will be a useful and important reference guide for students, scholars and policy-makers with an interest in International Relations, Southeast Asian Studies and Peace Studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Timor-Leste: historical legacies and contemporary challenges / Andrew McWilliam and Michael Leach

An unfinished journey : Timor-Leste's path to democracy / Rui Graça Feijó

Gusmão's ruling strategy : from peace-building to purchase and coercion / Douglas Kammen

Shifting ground : flexible alliances and generational change in post-independence politics / Maj Nygaard-Christensen and Angie Bexley

Lisan, state, church and community : displacement, syncretism, cohabitation / David Hicks

The future of East Timorese nationalism / Michael Leach

When the oil runs dry / Charlie Scheiner

From "special treatment" to a special economic zone : antecedents to ZEESM in the Oecusse-Ambeno enclave / Laura Meitzner Yoder

Timor-Leste is a rich country, but also a poor one : the effect and effectiveness of public transfer schemes / Joanne Wallis

On Brexit worries : migration and remittance landscapes in Timor-Leste / Andrew McWilliam and Carmeneeza Dos Santos Monteiro

House-life, oikopolitics, and the failures of social housing in Timor-Leste / Gabe Tusinski

Towards an integrated and accessible mental health care system in Timor-Leste / Susana Barnes Lisa Palmer, Ritsuko Kakuma and Benjamin Larke

Internal displacement in Timor-Leste / Pyone Myat Thu

Veterans and the politics of citizenship / Lia Kent

Well-known and little understood : martial arts groups in Timor-Leste / Janina Palwelz

Culture as symbol : customary marriage practices under transformation in urban Timor-Leste / Kelly Silva

Mane ho feto kompleta malu : gender relations in contemporary Timor-Leste / Sara Niner

Paths to infinity : ancestorship, origin narratives and differentiation / Susana de Matos Viegas

Movimentu kultura : making Timor-Leste / Lenor Veiga

The legacies of the (deep) past and the role of archaeology and cultural heritage in contemporary Timor-Leste / Nuno Vasco Oliviera

Settling Timor-Leste's international limits and boundaries / Clive Schofield and I Made Andi Arsan

Timor-Leste and ASEAN : from enmity to amity, exclusion to semi-inclusion / Maria Ortuoste

Overseas Chinese, soft power & China's people-to-people diplomacy in Timor-Leste / Maria Mica Barreto

Performing and transforming citizenship among East Timorese in Indonesian West Timor / Andrey Damaledo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-22521-X

1-317-22522-8

1-315-62317-X

9781315623177

OCLC:

1075077372