TY - BOOK ID - 136787740 TI - A narrative of denial PY - 2021 SN - 0522877613 9780522877618 0522877605 9780522877601 PB - Carlton, Victoria DB - UniCat KW - Autonomy and independence movements. KW - Political atrocities. KW - Australia KW - Indonesia KW - Timor-Leste KW - Foreign relations UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136787740 AB - "The Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975 led to a prolonged conflict, severe human rights abuses and a large loss of life. From 1975 to 1983 the Indonesian military's campaign of 'encirclement and annihilation' destroyed rural food resources, creating the famine that took most of the lives lost during the occupation. The Australian governments of Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser presented themselves as advocates for human rights and the international rule of law, while viewing relations with Indonesia as key to their foreign policy objectives. These positions came into conflict due to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor Based upon an extensive study of Australian foreign affairs archives, as well as interviews, A Narrative of Denial demonstrates how the Australian government responded to the conflict by propagating a version of events that denied the reality of the catastrophe occurring in East Timor."--Publisher's description. ER -