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East TimorMatthew Jardine

East Timor

199595 pages
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"In 1975, after centuries of Portuguese rule, tiny East Timor - population 700,000 - declared its independence. Nine days later, Indonesia - current population 200 million plus - invaded. Since that day, well over 200,000 East Timorese have died."--BOOK JACKET. "Noam Chomsky calls it "perhaps the greatest death toll relative to the population since the Holocaust." Yet Indonesia's actions are supported, diplomatically and economically, by the United States, Canada, Australia and most other western countries."--BOOK JACKET. "In this book, Matthew Jardine and Chomsky tell the story of East…

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2 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    Odonian Press · 95 pages · 9781878825223
  • Paperback · English · 1996
    Odonian Pr · 96 pages · 9781878825209
East TimorPolitics and governmentPolitical atrocitiesAutonomy and independence movementsHistoryPolitical science