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Auteur(s) : Hicks, David (1939-....)
Titre(s) : Rhetoric and the decolonization and recolonization of East Timor [Texte imprimé] / David Hicks
Publication : London : Routledge, 2015
Description matérielle : xiv, 236 pages : illustration, maps ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 68
Lien à la collection : Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series
Comprend : Ema foho, ema lisan ; Portugal's legacy and the politicians of Dili ; Rhetoric
and its agenda ; April-December 1974 ; A coligação and its aftermath : January-July
1975 ; Words and deeds : Dili, August-December 1975 ; Words and deeds : the foho
; Rhetoric ; The legacy of 1974-1975.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"By the end of the 1960s the process of decolonization had practically run its course
in Southeast Asia. One exception, however, was tiny Portuguese Timor, where notions
of self-determination and independence had yet to be generated. In 1974, the Carnation
Revolution in Portugal brought about the end of fifty years of dictatorship, and halfway
around the world, presented a new opportunity to a small, ambitious proportion of
the Timorese population, eager to shape the future of their country. This book presents
a compelling and original perspective on the critical period of 1974-1975 in the history
of East Timor. It describes how the language of politics helped to shape the events
that brought about the decolonization of Portuguese Timor, its brief independence
as East Timor, and its recolonization by an Asian neighbour. Further, it challenges
the idea that this period of history was infused by the spirit of nationalism in which
the majority Timorese partook, and which contended with other competing western -isms,
including colonialism, communism, neo-colonialism, and fascism. In contrast, the book
argues that the Timorese majority had little understanding of any of these alien political
abstractions and that the period can be most effectively explained and understood
in terms of the contrast between the political culture of Dili, the capital, and the
political culture of the rest of the country. In turn, David Hicks highlights how
the period of 1974-1975 can offer lessons to government and international policy-makers
alike who are trying to bring about a transformation in governance from the traditional
to the legal and convert individuals from peasants to citizens"
Sujet(s) : Culture politique -- Timor oriental -- 20e siècle
Violence politique -- Timor oriental -- 20e siècle
Décolonisation -- Timor oriental -- 20e siècle
Rhétorique -- Aspect politique -- 20e siècle
Politique et gouvernement -- Timor oriental -- 1975-1999
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781138021075. - ISBN 1138021075. - ISBN 9781315778068 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44276555x
Notice n° :
FRBNF44276555
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
