Inside the East Timor Resistance - Softcover

Pinto, Constancio; Jardine, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550285882 ISBN 13: 9781550285888

Publisher: Lorimer, 1997

Synopsis

1 Origins of the Struggle
2 The Indonesian Struggle
3 Life in Remexio
4 Making a New Life in Dili
5 Joining the Underground
6 Emergence of the Underground
7 Founding the Executive Committee
8 Arrest and Torture
9 Working as a Double Agent
10 Preparing for the Portuguese Delegation
11 The Santa Cruz Massacre
12 Life Underground
13 Escape Abroad
14 Reflections on the Struggle

About this title

About the Author

CONSTANCIO PINTO is East Timor\s representative at the United Nations.'

MATTHEW JARDINE is a researcher and activist based in Los Angeles.

JOSE RAMOS HORTA, who is from East Timor, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.

Review

"The struggle of the Timorese for freedom and justice is one of the most inspiring of the modern era, vividly depicted here through participant eyes..." (Noam Chomsky)

"The rest of the book, a gripping account of resistance to the Indonesians, includes many first-person experiences.... Anyone hoping to understand on of the remaining post-Cold War hot spots should read this book." (Graeme Mount Canadian Book Review Annual)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lorimer
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1550285882
• ISBN 13: 9781550285888
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286