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East Timor, Rene Girard and Neocolonial Violence: Scapegoating as Australian Policy
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Books > Theology > Australian Society
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| Author/Artist: |
SUSAN CONNELLY |
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9781350285552 |
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Bloomsbury |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$59.99 |
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In this provocative re-examination of Australia's relationship with its near neighbour, Susan Connelly applies Rene Girard's mimetic theory to reveal how the people of East Timor became scapegoats of Australian foreign policy. Charting the tumultuous twentieth-century history, from the Indonesian invasion through occupation and the struggle for independence, she argues that Australia's geopolitical dependence and fears perpetuated structural violence against the Timorese people.
Connelly does not merely indict; she also traces possibilities of recognition, conversion, and reconciliation. In doing so, she challenges Australia's self-image as a just and egalitarian nation, asking readers to confront the hidden patterns of scapegoating within national identity.
East Timor, Rene Girard and Neocolonial Violence offers both a historical account and a moral wake-up call, essential reading for scholars of post-colonialism, political theology, and transitional justice. |
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