Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence : : Transnational Perspectives / / ed. by Zelia Pereira, Rui Graça Feijó.
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” (1975–1...
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| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Transforming Asia
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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