Transformations in Independent TimorLeste by Susana de Matos Viegas PAPERBACK

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Transformations in Independent Timor-LesteDynamics of Social and Cultural Cohabitations\nAuthor(s): Susana de Matos Viegas, Rui Feij\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367878726, 978-0367878726\nSynopsis\n1999 was a decisive year in the long history of the people of Timor-Leste, whose future was open when they voted for independence in a UN-sponsored referendum. Its results left no doubt that the Timorese considered themselves to be a nation wishing to have their own state, which they would rule.\n\nThis book examines a vast array of transformations that have taken place over the past decades. It puts forward the idea of \""cohabitations\"", which aims at inscribing the mutual influences arising from the existence of distinct social processes not only side by side but in their mutual influences and entanglements, sometimes resulting from effective clashes, some others from peaceful manipulation of social and cultura.