Bitter Dawn: East Timor: A People's Story [Paperback]

Irena Cristalis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1842771450 | ISBN-13: 978-1842771457 | Publication Date: September 6, 2002

This book is a vivid first-hand account of the birth of the world's youngest county, East Timor, of the lives of individual Timorese during the long decades of Indonesia's repressive occupation, of their often heroic struggle for freedom, and of their efforts to cope with and make sense of the dramatic historic shifts engulfing them. Based on years of research, and lengthy interviews with East Timor's past, present, and future leaders, the book explores the complexities of East Timor's internal politics.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...A highly readable book full of drama and tenderness for the victims of those terrible
events...
-Jakarta Post

About the Author

Irena Cristalis is a Dutch journalist and photographer, who since 1990 has been based in East Asia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (September 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842771450
• ISBN-13: 978-1842771457
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,914,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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