The book offers a comprehensive analysis of Australian foreign policy over 230 years, highlighting the diverse tools employed, including diplomacy, law, military force, and espionage. It emphasizes the significant influence of economic actors in shaping and advancing the nation's interests, providing insights into how these elements interact within the broader context of international relations.
Focusing on the complex and diverse conflicts of Asia and Oceania, this volume delves into critical modern issues such as nuclear threats, border disputes, and internal strife in various countries. It covers significant events like the insurgency in southern Thailand and the Tibetan revolt, while situating these conflicts within the context of historical wars like Vietnam and Korea. Supplemented by maps, timelines, and an annotated bibliography, it serves as a comprehensive resource for students of global history, political science, and international relations.
Now available in paperback, this book is a history of the struggle for independence by East Timor, after it was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The occupation, which lasted 24 years, was immediately resisted through guerrilla warfare and clandestine resistance. A continuum of effort - between the armed freedom fighters in the mountains, the resilience of urban supporters, and international activism and support - eventually brought about liberation in September 1999. Given that the Timor rebels did not have a land border with a friendly state, nor an external supplier of weapons, nor a liberated area in which to recover between guerrilla operations, their successful resistance is unique in the history of guerrilla warfare and independence struggles. Equally uncommon was an unexpected weapon in the struggle: a remarkable display of strategic non-violent action. The Independence of East Timor is the first study to integrate all the major factors in East Timor's independence struggle. The multi-dimensional perspectives that are addressed include: Indonesian, US, and Australian diplomacy * Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace * East Timorese resistance at all social levels * human rights abuses * the issue of oil * international diplomacy resulting from global solidarity activism. (Series: Sussex Library of Asian Studies)
Singapore's economic modernisation during the 1960s greatly affected the trishaw industry. Through the use of travelogues, government records, trishaw associations records & oral history interviews, this book studies the personal experiences of those involved in the industry & the role government plays in its rise & decline. Lim, Uni of Wollongong.
