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

ISBN-13: 9780415406253 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 260 str.

John Saltford

Opis

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 the West Papuan people ever genuinely exercised self-determination.

Recenzje

'Ought to be required reading for UN officials and international law-students.' - Julian Evans, Times Literary Supplement

'Saltford provides us with a competent and carefully structured monograph about a shameful period in the history of the United Nations ... This is a book to be highly recommended to anyone interested in post-war politics in Southeast Asia.' - Journal of Contemporary Asia

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Background; Chapter 2 Preparations for UNTEA; Chapter 3 UNTEA 1962; Chapter 4 UNTEA 1963; Chapter 5 The first years of Indonesian rule; Chapter 6 West Irian 1968; Chapter 7 West Irian 1968; Chapter 8 January to May 1969; Chapter 9 May to July 1969; Chapter 10 The Act of Free Choice and its aftermath; Chapter 11 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

O autorze

John Saltford works as a Southeast Asian Specialist in the Reader Information Services Department of the Public Record Office. He received his PhD on the United Nations and West Papua from the University of Hull.