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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808588003321

Autore

Gunderson Shane

Titolo

Momentum and the East Timor independence movement : the origins of America's debate on East Timor / / Shane Gunderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0235-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Disciplina

959.87/032

Soggetti

Protest movements - United States - History - 20th century

Timor-Leste History Autonomy and independence movements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Rationality of Social Movement Momentum; 2 Broken Promises of Non-Interference in East Timor; 3 The East Timor Debate Comes to Cornell; 4 U.S. Campaigns of the East Timor Independence Movement; 5 Turning Points, 1980-1992; 6 The Campaign of 1993-1994; 7 Intra-East Timorese Dialogue Campaign, 1995-1996; 8 Turning Points, 1996-1998; 9 Turning Points, 1999; 10 Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book examines the campaigns by people in the United States on behalf of those seeking peace for East Timor. Through interviews with activists and intellectuals involved in the movement from 1975 to 1999, it explores "momentum" and "turning points" as perceptions in the minds of individual movement actors.  </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>