Island Encounters : Timor-Leste from the outside in

Island Encounters is a narrative of Timor shaped by a journey from the outside in. Incorporating the author's experiences from more than two decades of involvement with Timor-Leste and, more particularly, the months she spent travelling with her family from west to east in 2018, Palmer traces p...

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Main Author: Palmer, Lisa (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2021
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