The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969

The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969
Author: John Saltford
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 070071751X

This book examines the role of the international community in the handover of the Dutch colony of West Papua/Irian Jaya to Indonesia in the 1960s and questions whether or not the West Papuan people ever genuinely exercised the right to self-determination guaranteed to them in the UN-brokered Dutch/Indonesian agreement of 1962. Indonesian, Dutch, US, Soviet, Australian and British involvement is discussed, but particular emphasis is given to the central part played by the United Nations in the implementation of this agreement. As guarantor, the UN temporarily took over the territory's administration from the Dutch before transferring control to Indonesia in 1963. After five years of Indonesian rule, a UN team returned to West Papua to monitor and endorse a controversial act of self-determination that resulted in a unanimous vote by 1022 Papuan 'representatives' to reject independence. Despite this, the issue is still very much alive today as a crisis-hit Indonesia faces continued armed rebellion and growing calls for freedom in West Papua.

Indonesia, 1947

Indonesia, 1947
Author: Steven Farram
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Editions Centre University College Adfa
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2019
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN: 9781925801668

Australia's contribution to Indonesia's independence struggle is broadly well-known and this book explores an important part of the story: Australia's leading role in the 1947 UN Consular Commission and the monitoring of the first UN cease-fire order. The commission's military observers were pioneer peacekeepers, and an examination of the commission's activities is useful for understanding the Indonesian independence struggle in the following years. Australia's involvement also played a positive role in long-term Australian-Indonesian relations.

Self-determination in East Timor

Self-determination in East Timor
Author: Ian Martin
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2001
Genre: East Timor
ISBN: 9781588260338

Scott (copy 1): From the John Holmes Library collection.

Colonialism and Cold War

Colonialism and Cold War
Author: Robert J. McMahon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1981
Genre: History
ISBN:

McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order--Indonesia--placing America's later policy in Indochina, in historical context.

Rifle Reports

Rifle Reports
Author: Mary Margaret Steedly
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2013-04-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520274873

Introduction : the outskirts of the nation -- The golden bridge -- Buried guns -- Imagining independence -- Eager girls -- Sea of fire -- Letting loose the water buffaloes -- The memory artist -- Conclusion : the sense of an ending.

Revolusi!

Revolusi!
Author: Harm Stevens
Publisher: Atlas Contact
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2022-02-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 9045045761

Revolusi! is the book accompanying the Rijksmuseum exhibition, in which the Indonesian struggle for independence is followed through the eyes of the people who were there. ‘Revolusi!’ explores the history of the Indonesian struggle for independence between 1945 and 1949. Central to this are the fighters, artists, diplomats, politicians, journalists, men, women and children who experienced the revolution first hand. Dutch and Indonesian authors show how the ideal of a free Indonesia was fervently pursued; how it was fought over, how negotiations took place, how propaganda was carried out and how the revolution changed people’s lives. In this way ‘Revolusi!’ presents a range of personal and collective experiences, told from multiple points of view: from Indonesian and Dutch perspectives as well as those of the groups and individuals in between, with an eye towards the international power arena. It is published in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum. The contemporary works of art, historical objects, propaganda posters, films, photographs and archival documents that accompany these stories testify to a turbulent past.

Sovereignty, Statehood and State Responsibility

Sovereignty, Statehood and State Responsibility
Author: Christine Chinkin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2015-02-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316218090

This collection of essays focusses on the following concepts: sovereignty (the unique, intangible and yet essential characteristic of states), statehood (what it means to be a state, and the process of acquiring or losing statehood) and state responsibility (the legal component of what being a state entails). The unifying theme is that they have always been and will in the future continue to form a crucial part of the foundations of public international law. While many publications focus on new actors in international law such as international organisations, individuals, companies, NGOs and even humanity as a whole, this book offers a timely, thought-provoking and innovative reappraisal of the core actors on the international stage: states. It includes reflections on the interactions between states and non-state actors and on how increasing participation by and recognition of the latter within international law has impacted upon the role and attributes of statehood.

A Not-so-distant Horror

A Not-so-distant Horror
Author: Joseph Nevins
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2005
Genre: East Timor
ISBN: 9780801489846

In his view, much if not all of the horror that plagued East Timor in 1999 and in the 24 preceding years could have been avoided had countries like Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and especially the United States, not provided Indonesia with valuable political, economic, and military assistance, as well as diplomatic cover.