224 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive country overview of Southeast Asia’s newest nation, Timor Leste (East Timor). This book focuses on its cultural and ethno-linguistic diversity, and its political history from the pre-Portuguese period up to 2009. The book pays particular attention to the historical roots of the current challenges to nation-building by reviewing the Indonesian occupation;... Read more
1. Timor Leste: The Youngest Nation of Southeast Asia 2. People and Culture 3. History and politics of the pre-Portuguese to ‘First Independence’ periods 4. The Indonesian "Custody" of East Timor 5. On the road to full independence: United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor 6. The new nation; the independent Democratic Republic of Timor Leste 7. Major political challenges to viable nation building: 2002-2007 8. Can Timor Leste survive as a truly independent nations? 9. The baby in the ICU: Timor Leste and nation building
Biography
Andrea Katalin Molnar is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University, USA.
