Andrea Katalin Molnar

Timor Leste

Politics, History, and Culture

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Southeast Asia's newest nation, Timor Leste, and the challenges it faces building a stable future. It provides a comprehensive political history of the country, covering the Portuguese period, Indonesian occupation, the United Nation transition period, independence in 2002 through to the present day

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415778862
• ISBN-10: 0415778867
• Artikelnr.: 29019029

Autorenporträt

Andrea Katalin Molnar is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Timor Leste: The Youngest Nation of Southeast Asia 2. People and Culture
3. History and politics of the pre-Portuguese to 'First Independence'
periods 4. The Indonesian "Custody" of East Timor 5. On the road to full
independence: United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor 6.
The new nation; the independent Democratic Republic of Timor Leste 7. Major
political challenges to viable nation building: 2002-2007 8. Can Timor
Leste survive as a truly independent nations? 9. The baby in the ICU: Timor
Leste and nation building