Self-determination in East Timor
Author: Ian Martin
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781588260338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScott (copy 1): From the John Holmes Library collection.
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Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement
Author: Shane Gunderson
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2015-03-06
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 1498502350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMomentum and the East Timor Independence Movement: The Origins of America’s Debate on East Timor examines the campaigns by people in the United States on behalf of those seeking peace for East Timor. The diplomatic work of voluntary advisors and supporters living in the United States in the early years of the movement have not been thoroughly explored until now. Through in-depth interviews with twenty activists and intellectuals involved in the East Timor movement from 1975-1999 and qualitative data analysis on information obtained from these interviews, this book explores “momentum” and “turning points” as perceptions in the minds of individual movement actors. The author takes readers through a combination of historical events that shaped social movement actors' attitudes and started a social movement momentum sequence in 1995. The East Timor All Inclusive Dialogue, the Timorization of Indonesia, the public outcries, organizational evolution, and a number of other turning points in the movement represented a series of successes that led to East Timor's independence.
Peacekeeping in East Timor
Author: Michael Geoffrey Smith
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781588261427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSmith analyzes the successes and failures of the complex UN mission designed to work in partnership with the East Timorese people in guiding the country to independence.
Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering
Author: M. Anne Brown
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780719061059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArgues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates.
The United Nations
Author: Jakob R. Avgustin
Publisher:
Published: 2020-02-16
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781910814482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this edited collection is to appraise the role of the UN in relation to the principle of self-determination. This book takes a practical approach to discussing what role the UN plays in cases of self-determination and also ventures beyond this area's discussions of the inherent conflict between self-determination and sovereignty.
Nation-Building and National Identity in Timor-Leste
Author: Michael Leach
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2016-12-08
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 131531164X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the history of nation-building and national identity in Timor-Leste, and the evolution of a collective identity through two consecutive colonial occupations, and into the post-independence era.
East Timor
Author: James Dunn
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith expert analysis and clarity of writing, James Dunn highlights the disturbing gap between the noble rhetoric and the heartless reality of international commitment and resolve East Timor: A Rough Passage to Independence is a story of political intrigue and the hidden world of international diplomatic deals. It is also the story of countless individuals, governments, and international bodies who, ultimately, pulled together to change the luck of this tiny island. From the days of colonial Portuguese rule, through the tumultuous years of the Indonesian invasion, to the present day this book is a disturbing portrayal of the complete failure of the international community to deal with the East Timor situation.
Challenge the Strong Wind
Author: David Webster
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2020-03-01
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 0774863005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1975, Indonesian forces overran East Timor, just days after it declared independence from Portugal. Canadian officials knew the invasion was coming and endorsed Indonesian rule in the ensuing occupation. Challenge the Strong Wind recounts the evolution of Canadian government policy toward East Timor from 1975 to its 1999 independence vote. During this time, Canadian civil society groups and NGOs worked in support of Timorese independence activists by promoting an alternative Canadian foreign policy that focused on self-determination and human rights. After following the lead of key pro-Indonesian allies in the 1970s and ’80s, Ottawa eventually yielded to pressure from these NGOs and pushed like-minded countries to join it in supporting Timorese self-rule. David Webster draws on previously untapped government and non-government archival sources to demonstrate that a clear-eyed view of international history must include both state and non-state perspectives. The East Timor conflict serves as a model of multilevel dialogue, citizen diplomacy, and novel approaches to resolving complex disputes.
East Timor
Author: John G. Taylor
Publisher:
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781856498418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this updated and much expanded edition of his celebrated 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 organize the long delayed referendum giving the East Timorese a choice between continued association with Indonesia or independence.
The Right to Self-determination Under International Law
Author: Milena Sterio
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0415668182
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the legal cases for self-determination in East Timor, Kosovo, Chechnya, Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and in South Sudan.
