1st Edition
Political Continuity and Conflict in East Timor A History of the 2006 Crisis
By Ruth Nuttall
Copyright 2021
258 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
258 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
258 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the history of political continuity and conflict in East Timor between 1974 and 2006, and the origins of an unexpected crisis in 2006 which caused an international military intervention and several more years of UN missions.
Providing a fresh and empirical political history to explain the crisis, the book offers new dimensions to the understanding of East Timor, its... Read more
Introduction 1. The End of Portuguese Rule in Timor 2. East Timor under Indonesian Rule 3. The End of Indonesian Rule and UN Transition 4. Independence and the Politics of Exclusion 2002–2005 5. The Impending Storm 6. Who are our Enemies? Who are our Friends? 7. Cry 'Havoc,' and Let Slip the Dogs of War 8. The Struggle for Hearts and Minds 9. Conclusion: Let the Dead Bury their Dead
Biography
Ruth Nuttall is currently a Campus Visitor at The Australian National University, Canberra. From 1980 to 2012 she had a professional career in the New Zealand diplomatic service and served as New Zealand’s first Ambassador to Timor-Leste (2005–2008).
