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East Timor

The Price of Liberty

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Damien Kingsbury
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-5

  3. Conceptual Considerations

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    Pages 7-23

  4. Distant and Regional Colonialism

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    Pages 25-50

  5. Critical Issues in the Independence Struggle

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    Pages 51-76

  6. The UN’s Benign Colonialism

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    Pages 77-103

  7. Transition to Independence

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    Pages 105-130

  8. Capacity and Conflict

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    Pages 131-159

  9. The 2007 Elections

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    Pages 161-187

  10. Democratic Consolidation, or a Failed State?

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    Pages 189-212

  11. Epilogue

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    Pages 213-218

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 219-246
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About this book

This book traces the themes within the East Timor independence movement and notes how these have contibuted to post-independence issues, in particular the political tensions that almost saw East Timor collapse as a viable state in 2006. It concludes with an assessment of the 2007 elections.

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DAMIEN KINGSBURY is Associate Head of School (Research), International and Political Studies at Deakin University, Australia.

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