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East Timor: Genocide in Paradise
Matthew Jardine; Noam Chomsky (Introduction)
Pages: 96Edition: Real Story Series
ISBN: 1-87882-522-4
Format: paper only
Publisher: Odonian Press
Release Date: 1999-01-01
In 1975, after centuries of Portugese rule, tiny East Timor—population 700,000—declared its independence. Nine days later, Indonesia—current population 200 million plus—invaded. Since that day, well over 200,000 East Timorese have died. Yet Indonesia's actions are supported, diplomatically and economically, by the United States, Canada, Australia and most other western countries.
This book tells the story of East Timor's historic struggle against impossible odds and explains why you so seldom hear about it in western media.
(South End Press is now distributing the Real Story Series from Odonian Press. The Real Story Series is based on a simple idea—political books don't have to be boring. Short, well-written, and to the point, Real Story books are meant to be read.)
Praise
"With less than 100 pages and an introduction by well-known intellectual Noam Chomsky, East Timor was written to be widely read and to keep the East Timorese struggle for survival from falling off the screen of peace and justice activists."—Soujourners Magazine