The independence of East Timor : multi-dimensional perspectives--occupation, resistance, and international political activism / Clinton Fernandes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fernandes, Clinton, author.

Series:

The Sussex Library of Asian and Asian American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autonomy and independence movements.

Mediation, International.

Mediation, International--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eastbourne, England : Sussex Academic Press, [2011]

Summary:

This book is a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The occupation, which lasted 24 years, was immediately resisted through guerrilla warfare and clandestine resistance. A continuum of effort between the armed freedom fighters in the mountains, the resilience of urban supporters, and international activism and support eventually brought about liberation in September 1999. Given that the Timor rebels did not have a land border with a friendly state, had no external supplier of weapons and no liberated area in which to recover between guerrilla operations, their successful resistance is unique in the history of guerrilla warfare and independence struggles. Equally uncommon was an unexpected weapon in the struggle -- a remarkable display of strategic non-violent action. This is the first study to integrate all the major factors in East Timor's independence struggle. The multi-dimensional perspectives addressed in this volume include Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at all social levels; human rights abuses; the issue of oil; and international diplomacy resulting from global solidarity activism.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Series Editor's Preface

List of Abbreviations

Dedication

Introduction

1 East Timor and Indonesia

2 Destabilization and War

3 The Politics of Starvation

4 The Nineteen Eighties - A Little Known Decade

5 Santa Cruz and its Aftermath

6 Chaos and Order

7 The Juventude

8 The Tide Turns

9 Fracturing the Bipartisan Consensus

10 Military Body Language

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-83764-252-4

OCLC:

1382696227