Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence

Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence

Transnational Perspectives

  • Autor: Pereira, Zelia; Graça Feijó, Rui
  • Editor: Amsterdam University Press
  • Col·lecció: Transforming Asia
  • ISBN: 9789463726375
  • eISBN Pdf: 9789048555703
  • Lloc de publicació:  Amsterdam , Netherlands
  • Any de publicació digital: 2023
  • Mes: Juliol
  • Pàgines: 416
  • Idioma: Anglés
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.
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • A Note on the Name of the Country
    • Introduction
      • Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence: Outline for an Analytical Framework
        • Zélia Pereira and Rui Graça Feijó
    • 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
        • Rui Graça Feijó
      • 2 Elusive Colonialism in the Age of Bandung: Portugal, Timor-Leste and Indonesia, c. 1947–1974
        • Pedro Aires Oliveira
      • 3 An “Undigestible Lump”: Timor-Leste and the Politics of Self-determination
        • Brad Simpson
    • Part Two The Portuguese Revolution Arrives In Timor-Leste
      • 4 “Nations-of-Intent”: Competing Ideological Views of Nationalism in Timor-Leste, 1974–1999
        • Michael Leach
      • 5 Looking for an “Honourable Political Solution”: The Comissão Nacional de Descolonização and the Fate of Timor-Leste, 1974–1976
        • Zélia Pereira
      • 6 Canções Revolucionárias: Rhetoric, Hermeneutic and Ideology Critique
        • Martinho G. da Silva Gusmão
    • 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
        • Zélia Pereira
      • 8 “Reduce the Pressure on the Indonesians”: Australian Timor Policy at the UN, 1975–1982
        • Peter Job
      • 9 “Our Interest Is Minimal, but…”: Britain and the Indonesian Invasion of Timor-Leste, 1975–1976
        • Norrie MacQueen
    • Part Four Resisting The Indonesian Annexation Of Timor-Leste
      • 10 Return to Fronteira Norte: Rebuilding Resistance in Timor-Leste’s Western Districts, 1990–1995
        • Edith Bowles
      • 11 “I Follow the Screaming”: The Timorese Catholic Church and the Struggle for Independence
        • Maria José Garrido
      • 12 Walking a Tightrope between the Army and the Church: Jesuit Relief during the Indonesian Occupation of Timor-Leste, 1975–1999
        • Pocut Hanifah
      • 13 The Indonesian Genocide in Timor-Leste: Law, Politics, History
        • Clinton Fernandes
    • Index
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 0.1.: Map of Timor-Leste. Courtesy of Frédéric Durand.
    • Figure 2.1: General Suharto and his wife, Siti Hartinah, during a bull-fighting demonstration in Jakarta, April 1969, with the Portuguese chargé d’affaires, António Pinto da França (seated at his right), and the latter’s wife, Sofia Pinto da França (sitti
    • Figure 10.1.: Map of FRETILIN sectors, 1975–1979. Courtesy of Frédéric Durand. Based on data provided by author.
    • Figure 10.2.: Map of resistance regions, 1981–1999. Courtesy of Frédéric Durand. Based on data provided by author.
    • Figure 10.3: Konis Santana and Sahe, 1st Commander of the Southern Detachment, reviewing FALINTIL troops in Cailaco. Timorese Resistance Archive – AMRT, 09526.002.100