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West Papua and Indonesia Since Suharto: Independence, Autonomy or Chaos?
Peter King
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Description for West Papua and Indonesia Since Suharto: Independence, Autonomy or Chaos?
Paperback. This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the 'Organisasi Papua Merdeka' (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a non-violent independence movement alongside it, the Papua Council, following the fall from power of Indonesia's military dictator, General Suharto, in 1998. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
In the 1950s the Dutch promised the people of West Papua (the western half of New Guinea) self-determination and eventual independence. But in 1963 Indonesia took control of the territory with the blessing of the US, the UN and Australia. In a tragic clash between two very different cultures over the next 40 years the Papuans have refused - just like the East Timorese - to 'bow to the inevitable': Indonesian occupation and assimilation into that country This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a ... Read more
In the 1950s the Dutch promised the people of West Papua (the western half of New Guinea) self-determination and eventual independence. But in 1963 Indonesia took control of the territory with the blessing of the US, the UN and Australia. In a tragic clash between two very different cultures over the next 40 years the Papuans have refused - just like the East Timorese - to 'bow to the inevitable': Indonesian occupation and assimilation into that country This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISBN
9780868406763
SKU
V9780868406763
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About Peter King
Peter King is convener of the West Papua Project within University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), of which he was the Foundation President in the late 1980s. In preparing this book, he travelled extensively throughout West Papua and Indonesia. King has held professorial appointments at the University of Papua New Guinea, the University of Wollongong and ... Read more
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