Presents eight short stories about the war and cultural tension in Indonesia coupled with the hope and compassion of its people. Includes stories about a boy awaiting his ritual circumcision to become a Muslim, a soldier witnessing an accused spy's beating, and an eight-year-old girl bragging about the pretty clothes she will receive as she is about to be sold into marriage.
Traces the adventures of seventeenth-century ship captain Nathaniel Courthope, charged by King James I of England to lead a mission to the tiny island of Run, the most lucrative of the Spice Islands; and discusses the historical impact of his journey.
Photographs and brief text introduce the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy of the country made up of more than 13,000 islands.
Australia, Indonesia, and the independence of East Timor
Fernandes, Clinton
2004
Discusses how the government of Australia worked to support Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, exposing policies that supported the Indonesian military regime and prevented a ballot of independence before the pressure of activists and the public forced the Howard government to send a peacekeeping force to reluctantly help East Timor.
Traces the adventures of seventeenth-century ship captain Nathaniel Courthope, charged by King James I of England to lead a mission to the tiny island of Run, the most lucrative of the Spice Islands; and discusses the historical impact of his journey.
