Routledge handbook of contemporary Timor-Leste / / edited by Andrew McWilliam and Michael Leach

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2019; ©2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (371 pages)
• Disciplina: 959.8704
• Soggetto topico: HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
• Soggetto geografico: Timor-Leste Politics and government 2002-; Timor-Leste Social conditions 21st century; Timor-Leste Economic conditions 21st century
• Persona (resp. second.): McWilliamAndrew; LeachMichael <1968->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Timor-Leste: historical legacies and contemporary challenges / Andrew McWilliam and Michael Leach -- An unfinished journey : Timor-Leste's path to democracy / Rui Graça Feijó -- Gusmão's ruling strategy : from peace-building to purchase and coercion / Douglas Kammen -- Shifting ground : flexible alliances and generational change in post-independence politics / Maj Nygaard-Christensen and Angie Bexley -- Lisan, state, church and community : displacement, syncretism, cohabitation / David Hicks -- The future of East Timorese nationalism / Michael Leach -- When the oil runs dry / Charlie Scheiner -- From "special treatment" to a special economic zone : antecedents to ZEESM in the Oecusse-Ambeno enclave / Laura Meitzner Yoder -- Timor-Leste is a rich country, but also a poor one : the effect and effectiveness of public transfer schemes / Joanne Wallis -- On Brexit worries : migration and remittance landscapes in Timor-Leste / Andrew McWilliam and Carmeneeza Dos Santos Monteiro -- House-life, oikopolitics, and the failures of social housing in Timor-Leste / Gabe Tusinski -- Towards an integrated and accessible mental health care system in Timor-Leste / Susana Barnes Lisa Palmer, Ritsuko Kakuma and Benjamin Larke -- Internal displacement in Timor-Leste / Pyone Myat Thu -- Veterans and the politics of citizenship / Lia Kent -- Well-known and little understood : martial arts groups in Timor-Leste / Janina Palwelz -- Culture as symbol : customary marriage practices under transformation in urban Timor-Leste / Kelly Silva -- Mane ho feto kompleta malu : gender relations in contemporary Timor-Leste / Sara Niner -- Paths to infinity : ancestorship, origin narratives and differentiation / Susana de Matos Viegas -- Movimentu kultura : making Timor-Leste / Lenor Veiga -- The legacies of the (deep) past and the role of archaeology and cultural heritage in contemporary Timor-Leste / Nuno Vasco Oliviera -- Settling Timor-Leste's international limits and boundaries / Clive Schofield and I Made Andi Arsan -- Timor-Leste and ASEAN : from enmity to amity, exclusion to semi-inclusion / Maria Ortuoste -- Overseas Chinese, soft power & China's people-to-people diplomacy in Timor-Leste / Maria Mica Barreto -- Performing and transforming citizenship among East Timorese in Indonesian West Timor / Andrey Damaledo.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Reflecting on the legacies of Timor-Leste's remarkable journey from colonialism to sovereign and democratic Independence, the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Timor-Leste provides a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of life in Timor-Leste. Following an introduction and overview of the country, the Handbook is divided into five parts: - Politics and governance - Economics and development - Social policies and the terms of inclusion - Cultural impacts - Regional Relations Written by an international team of experts, the Handbook covers the principle concerns that have contributed significantly to the shape and character of contemporary Timor-Leste. It will be a useful and important reference guide for students, scholars and policy-makers with an interest in International Relations, Southeast Asian Studies and Peace Studies"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Routledge handbook of contemporary Timor-Leste
• ISBN: 1-317-22521-X; 1-317-22522-8; 1-315-62317-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816412803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II