Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement The Origins of America's Debate on East Timor / Shane Gunderson.

Author/creator Gunderson, Shane
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Descriptionxix, 159 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents The rationality of social movement momentum -- Broken promises of non-interference in East Timor -- The East Timor debate comes to Cornell -- U.S. campaigns of the East Timor independence movement -- Turning points, 1980-1992 -- The campaign of 1993-1994 : targeting Catholics -- Intra-east Timorese dialogue campaign, 1995-1996 : moments of truth -- Turning points, 1996-1998 -- Turning points, 1999.
Abstract "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 and qualitative data analysis on information obtained from these interviews, it explores "momentum" and "turning points" as perceptions in the minds of individual movement actors"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 145-148) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014047776
ISBN9781498502344 (cloth : alk. paper)

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