Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence : : Transnational Perspectives / / ed. by Zelia Pereira, Rui Graça Feijó.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• HerausgeberIn: Graça Feijó, Rui,; Pereira, Zelia,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Transforming Asia
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)

From a much neglected Portuguese colony to independence, Timor-Leste travelled a belated, long and troubled journey that included a 24-year Indonesian occupation. A classic process of European decolonization (1974–1975) was followed by a nationalist struggle against “Third World Colonialism” (1975–1999), and a final phase under the direct aegis of the United Nations (1999–2002). More than a direct relation between coloniser and colonised, this turbulent process involved the participation of many different actors scattered around the world. The “Timor Issue” brought to the scene a martyred people’s determination, the diplomacy of several nations (friends or foes), the involvement of the United Nations, and the activism of solidarity networks. This collection adopts a transnational approach that highlights the complexity of Timor-Leste’s road to independence.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on the Name of the Country -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Part One Before The Portuguese Decolonisation -- 1 While the Winds of Change Gently Blow : Timor-Leste before the Onset of the Portuguese Decolonisation, 1945–1974 -- 2 Elusive Colonialism in the Age of Bandung : Portugal, Timor- Leste and Indonesia, c. 1947–1974 -- 3 An “Undigestible Lump” : Timor-Leste and the Politics of Self-determination -- Part Two The Portuguese Revolution Arrives In Timor-Leste -- 4 “Nations-of-Intent” : Competing Ideological Views of Nationalism in Timor-Leste, 1974–1999 -- 5 Looking for an “Honourable Political Solution” : The Comissão Nacional de Descolonização and the Fate of Timor-Leste, 1974–1976 -- 6 Canções Revolucionárias: Rhetoric, Hermeneutic and Ideology Critique -- Part Three Reaction To The Indonesian Invasion Of Timor-Leste -- 7 “Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t” : Portugal, the UN and the Timor-Leste Issue -- 8 “Reduce the Pressure on the Indonesians” : Australian Timor Policy at the UN, 1975–1982 -- 9 “Our Interest Is Minimal, but…” : Britain and the Indonesian Invasion of Timor-Leste, 1975–1976 -- Part Four Resisting The Indonesian Annexation Of Timor-Leste -- 10 Return to Fronteira Norte: Rebuilding Resistance in Timor- Leste’s Western Districts, 1990–1995 -- 11 “I Follow the Screaming” : The Timorese Catholic Church and the Struggle for Independence -- 12 Walking a Tightrope between the Army and the Church : Jesuit Relief during the Indonesian Occupation of Timor-Leste, 1975–1999 -- 13 The Indonesian Genocide in Timor-Leste: Law, Politics, History -- Index