Bitter flowers, sweet flowers : East Timor, Indonesia, and the world community / [edition by] Richard Tanter, Mark Selden, and Stephen R. Shalom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: East Timor, Indonesia, and the World Community / Richard Tanter, Mark Selden and Stephen R. Shalom -- Pt. I. East Timor: Resistance, Repression, and the Road to Independence. 1. The Five-Hundred-year Timorese Funu / Geoffrey C. Gunn. 2. A Long Journey of Resistance: The Origins and Struggle of CNRT / Sarah Niner. 3. The Student Movement and the Independence Struggle in East Timor: An Interview / Constancio Pinto. 4. The Catholic Church and the Independence of East Timor / Arnold S. Kohen -- Pt. II. Referendum and Independence. 5. With UNAMET in East Timor - An Historian's Personal View / Geoffrey Robinson. 6. The Militia, the Military, and the People of Bobonaro / Peter Bartu. 7. Taking the Risk, Paying the Price: East Timorese Vote in Ermera / Helene van Klinken. 8. Grassroots in the Field - Observing the East Timor Consultation / Charles Scheiner -- Pt. III. East Timor, the United States, and the World Community.

9. East Timor, the United States, and International Responsibility: "Green Light" for War Crimes / Noam Chomsky. 10. The East Timor Ordeal: International Law and Its Limits / Richard Falk. 11. U.S. Support for the Indonesian Military: Congressional Testimony / Allan Nairn. 12. East Timor and Asian Security / Wade Huntley and Peter Hayes -- Pt. IV. East Timor and Indonesia. 13. East Timor and the Crisis of the Indonesian Intelligence State / Richard Tanter. 14. Big States and Little Independence Movements / Gerry van Klinken -- Pt. V. The Future of East Timor. 15. The Transition of a Small War-Torn Economy into a New Nation: Economic Reconstruction of East Timor / Joao Mariano Saldanha. 16. East Timor Faces the Future / Richard Tanter, Mark Selden and Stephen R. Shalom.