Inside the East Timor Resistance
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1997
- Category
- General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550285888
- Publish Date
- Jan 1997
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552771662
- Publish Date
- Feb 2008
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
Over 200,000 East Timorese were killed on this island since the 1975 Indonesian invasion and the publication of this book in 1997.
Here is a first-hand account of East Timor's independence movement written by one of its leaders. As a young man, Constancio Pinto witnessed the invasion, which resulted in one of the most appalling cases of cultural genocide in the twentieth century. The author describes his own experiences and the bravery of his compatriots in their struggle against Indonesia's occupation.
Inside the East Timor Resistance is a vivid and immediate account of the East Timorese independence struggle, written at a time when its result was still very much in doubt.
About the authors
CONSTANCIO PINTO is East Timor\s representative at the United Nations.'
Constancio Pinto's profile page
MATTHEW JARDINE is a researcher and activist based in Los Angeles.
Matthew Jardine's profile page
JOSE RAMOS HORTA, who is from East Timor, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.