{"product_id":"three-centuries-of-conflict-in-east-timor-hardback-9780813574103","title":"Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor (Hardback) 9780813574103","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThree Centuries of Conflict in East Timor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas Kammen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813574103\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 August 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 6 photographs, 11 figures, 2 m\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Far too late, the savagery of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor finally reached public awareness, leading to Indonesian withdrawal after a final paroxysm of terror.  There has by now been serious scholarly study of this terrible period.  Douglas Kammen’s microhistorical reconstruction of the last few centuries in one important region, and his firsthand analysis of recent crimes and their aftermath, deepens these inquiries considerably.  It reveals intriguing layers of complexity both of the actual historical events and of the ways they are refracted within cultural memory and interpretation, shaping actions and their motives in intricate ways.  The conclusions about East Timor, and the general approach, generalize quite broadly to the study of mass violence.  An illuminating study.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Noam Chomsky \u003cdiv\u003e\"Kammen has done a valuable service in complicating the literature on East Timor through a fascinating, detailed, and revealing microhistory of an important and interesting locality.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Indonesia) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThree Centuries of Conflict in East Timor\u003c\/i\u003e proves a fascinating examination of political intrigue and violence in the region of Maubara, and is a welcome addition to studies of Timor-Leste.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Oral History Review) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Across the board, this book provides advanced insights into how to promote grassroots traditions as counter to national narratives of local history. This book is highly recommended for scholars with an interest in ethnic and mass violence in Southeast Asia.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Pacific Affairs)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e One of the most troubling but least studied features of mass political violence is why violence often recurs in the same place over long periods of time.  Douglas Kammen explores this pattern in \u003ci\u003eThree Centuries of Conflict in East Timor\u003c\/i\u003e, studying that region’s tragic past, focusing on the small district of Maubara.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Once a small but powerful kingdom embedded in long-distance networks of trade, over the course of three centuries the people of Maubara experienced benevolent but precarious Dutch suzerainty, Portuguese colonialism punctuated by multiple uprisings and destructive campaigns of pacification, Japanese military rule, and years of brutal Indonesian occupation. In 1999 Maubara was the site of particularly severe violence before and after the UN-sponsored referendum that finally led to the restoration of East Timor’s independence. Beginning with the mystery of paired murders during East Timor’s failed decolonization in 1975 and the final flurry of state-sponsored violence in 1999, Kammen combines an archival trail and rich oral interviews to reconstruct the history of the leading families of Maubara from 1712 until 2012.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Kammen illuminates how recurrent episodes of mass violence shaped alliances and enmities within Maubara as well as with supra-local actors, and how those legacies have influenced efforts to address human rights violations, post-conflict reconstruction, and the relationship between local experience and the identification with the East Timorese nation. The questions posed in \u003ci\u003eThree Centuries of Conflict in East Timor\u003c\/i\u003e about recurring violence and local narratives apply to many other places besides East Timor-from the Caucasus to central Africa, and from the Balkans to China-where mass violence keeps recurring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17194128\/9780813574127.pdf\"'\u003eDownload open access ebook here.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNote on place names, personal names, and spelling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGlossary and abbreviations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction:  Situating Recurrent Mass Violence\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1.    Contested Origins\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2.    Maubara and the Dutch East India Company\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3.    Vassalage and Violence, 1861-1887\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4.    The Uprising and Devastation of 1893\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5.    High Colonialism and New Forms of Oppression, 1894-1974\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6.    The End of Empire and the Indonesian Occupation, 1974-1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7.    Serious Crimes and the Politics of the Past, 1999-2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAppendices\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBibliography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559355609368,"sku":"9780813574103","price":41.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/three-centuries-of-conflict-in-east-timor-hardback-9780813574103","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}