Screen LibraryA not-so-distant horror : mass violence in East Timor /
In his view, much if not all of the horror that plagued East Timor in 1999 and in the 24 preceding years could have been avoided had countries like Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and especially the United States, not provided Indonesia with valuable political, economic, and military assistanc...
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Cornell University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Ithaca, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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In his view, much if not all of the horror that plagued East Timor in 1999 and in the 24 preceding years could have been avoided had countries like Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and especially the United States, not provided Indonesia with valuable political, economic, and military assistance, as well as diplomatic cover. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-263) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780801489846 0801489849 9780801443060 0801443067 |
| Index Number: | DS649 |
| CLC: | K346.5 |
| Call Number: | K346.5/N527 |
| Contents: | Encountering ground zero -- Pre-ballot East Timor -- Meanwhile in Washington -- and other capitals -- UNAMET days -- From guarded euphoria to "ground zero" -- The international community and East Timor in 1999 -- Representing the past : laying the foundation for (in)justice -- Accounting for the past : truth without justice -- Double standards or justice at ground zero? |