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East Timor: Island in Turmoil

(3) YA World in Conflict series. This admirably lucid and balanced account traces the region's Portuguese legacy vis-à-vis that of neighboring Indonesia's Dutch colonialist heritage, and sketches a broad outline of the ethnic, religious, and economic factors that have exacerbated the conflict between the two. Photographs, a chronology, and a website address are included. Bib., glos., ind.

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