Reluctant saviour
Subtitle: Australia, Indonesia, and the independence of East Timor
By: Clinton Fernandes.
Series: Scribe short books
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Published: 200u
Place of publication: Carlton North, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Peacekeeping forces -- Australia; Peacekeeping forces -- East Timor; East Timor -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements; Australia -- Armed Forces -- East Timor; Australia -- Armed Forces -- Operations other than war; Australia -- Foreign relations -- Indonesia; Indonesia -- Foreign relations -- Australia
Other titles: Australia, Indonesia, and the independence of East Timor
Description: "Over many years successive Australian governments, supported by an influential network of pro-Jakarta lobbyists, worked assiduously to preserve Indonesian sovereignty over East Timor. Yet in September 1999 the Howard government took the lead in assembling a multinational peacekeeping force to guarantee East Timor's independence. Reluctant Saviour explains why."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-138) and index.