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

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.

List of contents

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;

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: John Saltford, Saltford John
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2002
• EAN: 9780700717514
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1751-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 630 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Regional / International studies, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General