Nation-building and national identity in Timor-Leste
"Timor-Leste's long journey to nationhood spans 450 years of colonial rule by Portugal, a short-lived independence in 1975, and a 24-year occupation by Indonesia. This book examines the history of nation-building and national identity in Timor-Leste, and the evolution of a collective ident...
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London, UK New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2017]
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| Series: | Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Indigenous societies and the early colonial era
- 3. The intensification of colonial power
- 4.ecolonisation and the rise of East Timorese political parties: 1974-1975
- 5. Forced integration and the reorganisation of the nation: 1976-1989
- 6. The 1990s: the CNRT and the clandestine resistance
- 7. UNTAET and the constitutional assembly: 1999-2002
- 8. Nation-building challenges after independence
- 9. The political-military crisis: East and West
- 10. 2007-2012: divisions in the elite
- 11. 2012-2015: the return of national unity
- Conclusion: the distinctive character of East Timorese nationalism